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Vocabulary 26
Ms. Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | an opponent. one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent. noun |
| artisan | a person who is skillful with his or her hands. a worker who practices a trade or handicraft. |
| acetic | a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures. practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline. |
| charlatan | a fraud; a quack or imposter. one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : fraud, faker <a charlatan willing to do and say virtually anything to remain in the spotlight. |
| diva | a highly skilled singer, usually an opera singer. a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality. |
| hedonist | a person who lives for pleasure. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life. |
| pariah | social outcast. one that is despised or rejected |
| raconteur | a skillful storyteller. a person who excels in telling anecdotes. |
| skeptic | a person who doubts. a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles. |
| virtuoso | a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer. one who excels in the technique of an art; especially : a highly skilled musical performer (as on the violin). |
| Sentences | |
| adversary | On my first shooter games I always have to kill adversary to advance further in the game. |
| artisan | During the Age of Exploration all of the countries had to have skilled artisans for trade. |
| acetic | In this Christian movie there was this guy that lived alone in the woods and later in the movie we found out that this guy lived n acetic lifestyle from everybody. |
| charlatan | In movies the good guys should always watch their partner, they never know if there partner is a charlatan. |
| diva | Young girls with a good singing voice can grow up to be successful divas. |
| hedonist | A depressed person really needs a hedonist as a friend, to cheer them up when they are sad. |
| pariah | The Joker in Batman is a pariah since he decides to kill people for a living. |
| raconteur | Shakespeare must a have a been a good raconteur since his writings are still in the schools today. |
| skeptic | Christians are in the world to lead skeptic people to Jesus. |
| virtuoso | Molly was a virtuoso as she played the violin for the crowd. |
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