Student Compendium Characteristics

Characteristics

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Characteristics

Alphabetical

accomplice	A partner in crime
altruist	One who devotes his life to the welfare and interests of other people
amateur	One who engages in any pursuit for the love of it, and not for gain
ambidexter	One who can use both hands
angler	One who fishes with a rod
antiquary	A person who collects things belonging to ancient times
archer	One who shoots with bows and arrows
assassin	One who kills secretly or by surprise
beggar	One who goes from place to place begging alms
biblioklept	One who steals books
blonde	A woman with light-coloured hair
brunette	A woman with dark hair
cannibal	One who feeds on human flesh
canvasser	One who tries to get votes for an election candidate
chaperon	One who accompanies a young lady to public places
charlatan	One who pretends to know a great deal about everything
coadjutor	One who works along with another
coiffeur	A person who dresses up women's hair
connoisseur	One who has special skill in judging art, music
conscript	One who is compelled by law to serve as a soldier
contemporary	One living at the same lixue as another
contortionist	An acrobat who bends his body into various shapes
courier	A messenger sent in great haste
coxswain	One who steers a boat
cynic	One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men
debutante	A young lady who is being presented at Court
debutante	A young lady who is making her first appearance at a public dance
demagogue	A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his oratory
dipsomaniac	One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic drinks
eavesdropper	One who listens to the conversation of others
egotist	One who delights to speak about himself or thinks only of his own welfare
emissary	A spy sent out on a secret mission
epicure	One devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking
exile	One who is banished from his home or his country
fruitarian	One who feeds on fruits
fugitive	One who runs away from justice or the law
heckler	One who worries a candidate for election by interruption and awkward questions
host, hostess	One who entertains another
hypocrite	One who pretends to be what he is not
iconoclast	One who breaks images or church ornaments
incendiary	One who maliciously sets fire to a building
ingrate	An unthankful person
impostor	One who pretends to be what he is not
interpreter	One who can enable people speaking different languages to understand each other
itinerant	One who journeys from place to place
kleptomaniac	One who has an irresistible tendency to steal
linguist	One versed in many languages
martyr	One who dies for a noble cause
mendicant	One who goes from place to place begging alms
methomaniac	One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic drinks
mimic	One who imitates the voice, gestures etc. of another
minion	One who becomes the favourite of a distinguished personage and serves him as a slave
misanthrope	A hater of mankind
misanthropist	A hater of mankind
misogamist	A hater of marriage
misogynist	A hater of women
mountebank	One who pretends to know a great deal about everything
neophyte	One new to anything
novice	One new to anything
numismatist	One who collects coins
obscurant	One who is opposed to intellectual progress
optimist	One who looks on the bright side of things
orthoepist	An authority on pronunciation
pantophagist	One who eats all kinds of food
patriot	One who loves his country and serves it devotedly
pedant ,	One who makes a display of his learning tastes, etc.
pedestrian	One who journeys on foot
pessimist	One who looks on the dark side of things
philanthropist	One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind
pilgrim	One who journeys to a Holy Place
predecessor	One who has been before another in office or employment
prophet	One who foretells events
prospector	One who searches for minerals or mining sites
protege	One under the protection of another
quack	One who pretends to know a great deal about everything
raconteur	An expert at story telling
recruit	A soldier or a sailor newly enlisted
recluse, hermit	One who retires from society to live a solitary life
refugee, alien	One who takes refuge in a foreign country
somnambulist	One who walks in his sleep
somniloquist	One who talks in his sleep
sophist	One whose reasoning is clever yet false
stowaway	One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage
successor	One who takes over after another in office or employment
sybarite	One given up to luxurious living
teetotaller	One who abstains from alcoholic drinks
termagant	A noisy abusive scolding woman
tyro	One new to anything
valetudinarian	A person in a low state of health, or over-anxious about his health
vegetarian	One who eats no animal flesh
ventriloquist	One who has the art of speaking in such a way that the sound seems to come from another person
volunteer	One who offers his service of his own free will
voluptuary	One given to sensual pleasures and bodily enjoyment
ward	One under the protection of another
zoophilist	A lover of animals

Alphabetical by Character

A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his oratory	demagogue
A hater of mankind	misanthrope, misanthropist
A hater of marriage	misogamist, misogynist
A hater of women	misogynist
A list of goods despatched with quantity and price to the purchaser	invoice
A list or table of duties payable on exports or imports	tariff
A lover of animals	zoophilist
A messenger sent in great haste	courier
A noisy abusive scolding woman	termagant
A partner in crime	accomplice
A person in a low state of health, or over-anxious about his health	valetudinarian
A person who collects things belonging to ancient times	antiquary
A person who dresses up women's hair	coiffeur
A soldier or a sailor newly enlisted	recruit
A spy sent out on a secret mission	emissary
A woman with dark hair	brunette
A woman with light-coloured hair	blonde
A young lady who is making her first appearance at a public dance, or being presented at Court	debutante
Able to read	literate
An acrobat who bends his body into various shapes	contortionist
An authority on pronunciation	orthoepist
An expert at story telling	raconteur
An unthankful person	ingrate
Born of married parents	legitimate
Born of unmarried parents	il-legitimate
Fit for food	edible
Fit to be chosen or selected	eligible
Goods brought into a country	imports
Goods carried out of a country	exports
Loud enough to be heard	audible
Love of one's country	patriotism
Not distinct enough to be heard	in-audible
Not having the qualities of being chosen	in-eligible
One devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking	epicure
One given to sensual pleasures and bodily enjoyment everything	sybarite
One given up to luxurious living	voluptuary
One living at the same lixue as another	contemporary
One new to anything	novice, tyro, neophyte
One to whom goods are despatched	consignee
One under the protection of another	protege, ward
One versed in many languages	linguist
One who abstains from alcoholic drinks	teetotaller
One who accompanies a young lady to public places	chaperon
One who becomes the favourite of a distinguished personage and serves him as a slave	minion
One who breaks images or church ornaments	iconoclast
One who can enable people speaking different languages to understand each other	interpreter
One who can use both hands	ambidexter
One who takes over after another in office or employment	successor
One who collects coins	numismatist
One who comes into a foreign country to settle there	immigrant
One who delights to speak about himself or thinks only of his own welfare	egotist
One who devotes his life to the welfare and interests of other people	altruist
One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind	philanthropist
One who dies for a noble cause	martyr
One who eats all kinds of food	pantophagist
One who eats no animal flesh	vegetarian
One who engages in any pursuit for the love of it, and not for gain	amateur
One who entertains another	host, hostess
One who feeds on fruits	fruitarian
One who feeds on human flesh	cannibal
One who fishes with a rod	angler
One who foretells events	prophet
One who goes from place to place begging alms	mendicant, beggar
One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic drinks	dipsomaniac, methomaniac
One who has an irresistible tendency to steal	kleptomaniac
One who has been before another in office or employment	predecessor
One who has special skill in judging art, music	connoisseur
One who has the art of speaking in such a way that the sound seems to come from another person	ventriloquist
One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage	stowaway
One who imitates the voice, gestures etc. of another	mimic
One who is banished from his home or his country	exile
One who is compelled by law to serve as a soldier	conscript
One who is opposed to intellectual progress	obscurant
One who journeys from place to place	itinerant
One who journeys on foot	pedestrian
One who journeys to a Holy Place	pilgrim
One who kills secretly or by surprise	assassin
One who leaves his country to settle in another	emigrant
One who listens to the conversation of others	eavesdropper
One who looks on the bright side of things	optimist
One who looks on the dark side of things	pessimist
One who loves his country and serves it devotedly	patriot
One who makes a display of his learning tastes, etc.	pedant
One who maliciously sets fire to a building	incendiary
One who offers his service of his own free will	volunteer
One who pretends to be what he is not	hypocrite, impostor
One who pretends to know a great deal about	mountebank, charlatan, quack
One who retires from society to live a solitary life	recluse, hermit
One who runs away from justice or the law	fugitive
One who searches for minerals or mining sites	prospector
One who shoots with bows and arrows	archer
One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men	cynic
One who steals books	biblioklept
One who steers a boat	coxswain
One who takes refuge in a foreign country	refugee, alien
One who talks in his sleep	somniloquist
One who tries to get votes for an election candidate	canvassei
One who walks in his sleep	somnambulist
One who works along with another	coadjutor
One who worries a candidate for election by interruption and awkward questions	heckler
One whose reasoning is clever yet false	sophist
To banish from one's country	expatriate
To remove from one country to another	migrate
To send back a person to his own country	repatriate
Unable to read	il-literate
Unfit for human consumption	in-edible
Writing that is difficult to decipher	il-legible
(Writing) that is easy to read	legible

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