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Vocabulary- List 6

WordMeaning
Abhorrent; Appalling; Despicable heinous, repulsive; horrible in an extreme way
Heinous; Repulsive abhorrent, appalling, despicable; Horrible in an extreme way
Apprehension; Foreboding; Premonition Uneasy feeling about the future
Enervated; Languid; Wan indolent, phlegmatic, lethargic, listless; Exhausted and lacking energy
Indolent; Phlegmatic enervated, languid, wan, lethargic, listles; Exhausted and lacking energy
Lethargic; Listless enervated, languid, wan, indolent, phlegmatic; Exhausted and lacking energy
Diatribe; Harangue; Tirade A long abusive speech or lecture
Braggart known for bragging
Brigand known for living by plunder, a bandit
Chauvinist known fro excessive nationalism, a jingoist
Cynic known for distrusting human kind
Debunker known for exposing falsehoods
Demagogue known for using popular prejudices and false claims to gain power
Egoist known for being excessively concerned with himself/herself, conceited
Glutton known for having a huge, insatiable appetite for food and drink
Hedonist known for seeking pleasure
Hypocrite known for saying one thing and doing another, insincere
Iconoclast known for attacking settled beliefs
Laggard known for being habitually tardy, dilatory
a)Loafer b)Loiterer a)known for being habitually lazy b)known for idleness
Magnate known for having great power
Malingerer who pretends illness so as to avoid work
Martinet known as a strict disciplinarian
a)Miser b)Skinflint a)known for being stingy, a skinflint b)known for excessive thrift, a miser
Optimist known for having a hopeful outlook on life
Pacifist known for opposing war and violence
Pessimist known for having a gloomy outlook on life
Philanthropist known for generosity, a humanitartian
Pragmatist known for using a practical approach to solving problems
Raconteur known for telling witty stories and anecdotes
Quack who pretends to have skill or knowlege he/she does not have; charlatan
Rendegade known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior
Reprobate known for being morally corrupt
Rogue known for being mischievous
Sage known for wisdom
Spendthrift known for spending money unwisely
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