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vocabulary.102
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charlatan | someone who pretends to have skills or abilities |
| curmudgeon | a harsh, unpredictable, and ill tempered woman |
| CYNIC | A PERSON WHO DISTRUST THE SINCERITY OF OTHERS |
| demagogue | a leader who appeals to emotions and prejudices, not reason |
| ingrate | someone who is ungrateful |
| kleptomaniac | a person obsessed with stealing who may lack the financial need to steal |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| patriarch | the oldest male member of a family or group |
| pauper | a poor person |
| ragamuffin | a poorly-clothed and dirty child |
| urchin | a mischievous child |
| waif | homeless child |
| zealot | a person filled with fanatical devotion |