Supplemental vocabulary, unit #1: College-Programmed Vocabulary, Characterization Words
Honors English 4/Peters
The following words are all nouns, although variations of each word can be used to describe a person or his behavior.
Define each of the following words and study their correct definitions for your upcoming test. It may also be helpful
to apply some of the characterization words to each of the pilgrims from Chaucer’s General Prologue.
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Bigot
Braggart
Buffoon
Bungler
Charlatan
Colleague
Connoisseur
Culprit
Dilettante
Felon
Feminist
Glutton
Gourmet
Huckster
Ingénue
Luminary
Magnate
Martyr
Nomad
Oracle
Pacifist
Paragon
Patriarch
Prodigy
Pundit
Raconteur
Recluse
Ruffian
Saboteur
Schlemiel
Skeptic
Tippler
Tycoon
Urchin
Virtuoso
Zealot