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College English 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coquette | A big flirt |
| Circe | Women who finds pleasure in destruction of men |
| Amazon | tall, masculine woman |
| Pedant | show off of knowledge |
| Vulgarian | cussing, vulger type |
| Futilitarian | Doesn't matter how hard they try, they always get shot down |
| Judas | Traitor, will give people away |
| Adonis | Handsome, greek-god like |
| Virago | Battle axe, naggish women |
| Egoist | self centered |
| Ascetic | Lives a temperament |
| Esthete | Fine taste in art |
| Demagogue | appeals to prejudices to gain popularity |
| Martinet | discipline, rule-sticker |
| Sycophant | "suck up", brown noser |
| Clairvoyant | Someone who can see the future |
| Philologist | Scholar of language and speech |
| Virtuoso | has elite capabilities (usually in music) |
| Tyro | Beginner in some occupation |
| Agnostic | Doesn't really know if God exists |
| Atheist | Positive God doesn't exist |
| Philatelist | Stamp collector |
| Numismatist | Coin collector |
| Gourmet | Knowledgable in culinary arts |
| Connoisseur | Critical judge of food |