(4)Direct Hits Vocabulary List
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A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the Direct Hits word list covering terms 105 to 151.
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ascetic
a person who leads a life of self-denial
raconteur
a person who excels in telling anecdotes
iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions
dilettante
an amateur or dabbler
partisan
a person with biased beliefs
mentor
a teacher; a guide; an adviser
acolyte
a devoted student
demagogue
a speaker who appeals to emotions
automaton
a speaker who acts in a mechanical fashion; a mindless follower
recluse
a person who lead a secluded, solitary life
bungler
a clumsy or inept person
clairvoyant
a person who uses intuition to see into the future; a seer
prognosticator
a person who makes predication based upon data
pundit
a professional commentator
zealot
a very enthusiastic person
novice
a beginner
neophyte
a beginner
greenhorn
a beginner
beneficiary
a person who gives
patron
a person who gives
benefactor
a person who gives
prevaricator
a liar; deceiver
dissembler
a liar; deceiver
proponent
a champion of a cause
advocate
a champion of a cause
prodigy
a young genius
oracle
a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice
misanthrope
a person who hates humankind.
innovator
a person who introduces something new
obsequious
a person who behaves in a servile manner; a toady
sycophant
a person who behaves in a servile manner; a toady
stolid
a person who is impassive and emotionless; impassive
stoic
a person who is impassive and emotionless; impassive
reprobate
a morally unprincipled person
renegade
a disloyal person
draconian
very strict laws and rules
terse
very concise; brief
succinct
very concise; brief
laconic
very concise; brief
spartan
plain; simple
halcyon
idyllically calm and tranquil
sophistry
a deliberately misleading argument
chimerical
a fantastic scheme; unchecked imagination
ostracize
to deliberately exclude from a group
impecunious
poor; penniless; not affluent
nefarious
extremely wicked; vile
jocular
good-humored; cheerful
jovial
good-humored; cheerful
dirge
a funeral hymn; mournful music
maudlin
excessively sentimental
quixotic
foolishly impractical
pandemonium
a wild uproar; tumult
martinet
a strict disciplinarian
fiasco
a complete failure
debacle
a complete failure
bowdlerize
to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book
galvanize
to electrify; stir into action.
picayune
something of small value; pretty; trifling
gerrymander
to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage
maverick
an independent person