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1-3 Vocabulary Words
1-3 WP Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Egotist | Excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun. |
Bigamy | Illegal plurality of marriage's. |
Anthropologist | The study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. |
Misanthrope | A person who hates or distrusts human kind. |
Ambidextrous | Use of both hands with ease. |
Misogamist | A hatred of marriage. |
Introvert | To turn inward or in upon self. |
Gauche | Lacking social experience or grace. |
Altruist | Unselfish regard for or devotion the welfare of others. |
Extrovert | One whose personality is characterized by extroversion. A gregarious and unreserved person. |
Monogamy | The practice of marrying only once during a lifetime. |
Ambivert | A person having characteristics of bother extrovert and introvert. |
Misogynist | A person who hates women. |
Philanthropist | One who makes an active effort to promote human welfare. |
Gynecologist | A doctor that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the female reproductive system. |
Polygyny | The state or practice of having more then one wife or female mate at a time. |
Ascetic | Practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal an especially spiritual discipline. |
Polyandry | The practice of having more then one husband or male mate at a time. |
Adroit | Having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations. |
Dexterity | Mental skill or quickness. |
Sinister | Singularly evil or productive of evil. Unfavorable, unlucky, or fraudulent. |
Egocentric | Concerned with the individual rather then society. |
Altercation | A noisy heated angry dispute. Noisy controversy. |
Alternate | Occurring or succeeding by turns. Every other. |
Egomaniac | The quality or state of being extremely egocentric. |