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.