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Vocab 28 & 29

Disyllabic people words/uncomplementary word

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Buffoon (n) Person who amuses others by joking, clowning, or trying to be funny; clown; zany
Cynic (n) Sneering, faultfinding person who believes that people do what they do only for selfish reasons
Despot (n) Person who rules with absolute power and authority; tyrant; oppressor; autocrat
Felon (n) Person guilty of a major crime; criminal; malefactor
Martyr (n) Person who chooses to suffer or die rather than give up his or her principles or beliefs
Mason (n) Skilled worker who builds with stone, brick, concrete and similar materials
Mentor (n) Wise, trusted adviser or guide; teacher; tutor; coach
Mimic (n) person who ridicules others by imitating their voices, gestures, and mannerisms; impersonator; imitator
Stoic (n) PePerson who is indifferent to joy or grief and endures pain or misfortune calmly, without flinching
Suitor (n) 1. Person who petitions (sues) for something; plantiff; petitioner 2. Man who courts a woman, seeking to marry her
Contentious (adj) Prone to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative ant. Peaceable
Evasive (adj) Tending to evade (get around or avoid someone or something by trickery or cleverness); shifty; elusive; equivocal ant. direct
Imprudent (adj) Lacking discretion; not prudent (wise and cautious); indiscreet; rash ant. prudent
Incoherent (adj) Unable to think clearly and express oneself logically; rambling; confused; inarticulate ant. coherent; articulate
Mendacious (adj) Lying; deceitful; dishonest; untruthful ant. Veracious
testy (adj) Easily annoyed; irritably impatient; irascible; edgy
Uncivil (adj) rude; impolite; ill-mannered; boorish ant. civil
Vacillating (adj) Constantly changing one's mind; indecisive; wavering
Venal (adj) "easily bribed; open to corruption; purchasable; crooked; mercenary ant. incorruptible
Verbose (adj) Using or containing and unnecessary and wearisome amount of words; wordy ant. concise
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