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automaton

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  • noun

- a self operating machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion

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ascetic

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  • noun
  • One who abandons worldly comforts and chooses to practice self-denial, focusing on religious dedication and discipline.
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bungler

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  • noun

- Someone who is clumsy or inept; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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clairvoyant

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  • noun/adjective
  • a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
  • having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
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demagogue

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  • noun

- A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace

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exhort

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  • verb

- to urge; encourage

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hedonist

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  • noun

- A person who believes in the pursuit of please above all other pursuits.

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iconoclast

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  • noun
  • a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
  • a critic; skeptic
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indulgent

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  • adjective
  • having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone
  • compassionate; understanding
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mentor

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  • noun

- An advisor; teacher; guide

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partisan

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  • noun

- a person with strong and therefore biased beliefs

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recluse

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  • noun

- A person who leads a secluded or solitary life

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rhetorician

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  • noun
  • a speaker whose words are primarily intended to impress or persuade.
  • an expert in formal rhetoric.
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raconteur

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  • noun

- A person who excels in telling anecdotes.

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dilettante

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  • noun

- an amateur or dabbler; a person with a superficial interest in an art of a branch of knowledge.

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Acolyte

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  • noun

- A devoted follower

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prognosticator

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  • noun

- One who uses current information to predict what will happen

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pundit

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  • noun

- Someone who knows a lot of information in a certain field and is often chosen upon to discuss their opinions.

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prosaic

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  • adjective

- dull, not poetic

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Neophyte, Greenhorn, Novice

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  • noun

- a beginner; inexperienced

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zealot

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  • noun
  • a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
  • extremist; radical