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English vocab 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Automaton | – N. – a robot; an individual who acts in a mechanical fashion |
| Charlatan | – N. – someone who pretends to have skills or abilities |
| Curmudgeon | – N. – a harsh, unpredictable, and ill-tempered person |
| Cynic | – N. – a person who distrusts the sincerity of others |
| Demagogue | – N. – a leader who appeals to emotions and prejudices, not reason |
| Gourmand | – N. – someone who eats and drinks excessively |
| Illiterate | – N. – a person who cannot read or write |
| Ingrate | – N. – someone who is ungrateful |
| Kleptomaniac | – N. – a person obsessed with stealing who may lack the financial need to steal |
| Neophyte | – N. – a beginner |
| Patriarch | – N. – the oldest male member if a family or group |
| Parasite | – N. – a person who lives at the expense of another |
| Pauper | – N. – a poor person |
| Pyromaniac | – N. – a person with an irresistible impulse to start fires |
| Ragamuffin | – N. – a poorly-clothed and dirty child |
| Renegade | – N. – a person who rejects laws or conventional behavior; an outlaw |
| Urchin | – N. – a mischievous child |
| Valet | – N. – a person who takes care of another’s clothes or personal needs |
| Waif | – N. – a homeless child |
| Zealot | – a person filled with fanatical devotion |
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