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Words that describe personalities

October 18th, 2015 in Vocabulary

1. Which of the following words can be used to refer to a person who makes everyone toe the line?

a) sycophant
b) dabbler
c) martinet

2. A person who toadies to the rich and influential for his own benefits

a) dilettante
b) virago
c) sycophant

3. A person who engages in the pursuit of fine arts for his own amusement

a) chauvinist
b) dilettante
c) monomaniac

4. A person who has an excessive all-consuming zeal for one thing

a) chauvinist
b) monomaniac
c) martinet
5. A person who opposes established beliefs and revered traditions

a) atheist

b) iconoclast
c) virago
d) theist

6. A person who is aggressively and excessively devoted to his own affiliations

a) chauvinist
b) lecher
c) agnostic

7. A loudmouthed, aggressive and quarrelsome woman who possesses none of the qualities typically associated with femininity.

a) dilettante
b) virago
c) martinet

Answers

1. Martinet – a person who makes everyone toe the line

2. Sycophant – a person who toadies to the rich and influential for his own benefits

3. Dilettante – a person who engages in the pursuit of fine arts for his own amusement

4. Monomaniac – a person who has an excessive all-consuming zeal for one thing

5. Iconoclast – a person who opposes established beliefs and revered traditions

6. Chauvinist – a person who is aggressively and excessively devoted to his own affiliations

7. Virago – A loudmouthed, aggressive and quarrelsome woman who possesses none of the qualities typically associated with femininity.