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WP 1-3 VOCAB
VOCAB STUDY HELP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Egotist | talks about accomplishments |
| altruist | interested in the welfare of others |
| introvert | turn thoughts inward |
| extrovert | turns thoughts outward |
| ambivert | turns thoughts both inward and outward |
| misanthrope | hates people |
| misogynist | hates women |
| misogamist | hates marriage |
| ascetic | self discipline |
| ambidextrous | capable of using both hands with equal skill |
| dexterity | skillful |
| gauche | awkward |
| gynecologist | someone who studies female aliments |
| anthropologist | someone who studies human development |
| philanthropist | one who engages in charitable work |
| egocentric | one who is excessively fixated on his out desires,needs, etc. |
| alternate | other possible |
| altercation | argument |
| bigamy | illegal plurality of marriages, married to 2 people |
| monogamy | married to one person |
| polygyny | social custom of multiple marriages to many women |
| egomaniac | crazy about oneself |
| polyandry | women who has many husbands |
| adroit | skillful in difficult or complicated circumstances; clever; resourceful; skillful with the hands |
| sinister | evil |
| ego | self |
| mania | madness |
| gauche | left hand |
| gyne | women |
| extro | outside |
| into | inside |
| bi | two |
| polys | many |
| y | practice, custom |
| ous | adjective suffix |
| ity | quality, condition |
| ist | person who |
| monos | one |
| sinister | left hand |
| dexter | right hand |
| alter | OTHER |
| ambi | both |
| andros | male |
| centrum | center |
| anthropos | mankind |
| asketes | monk |
| gamos | marriage |
| verto | turn |
| misein | hate |