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Reading 200
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| egotist | A conceited and self-centered person.0 |
| bigamy | The act of marrying while already married to another person. |
| anthropologist | a social scientist who specializes in anthropology. |
| misanthrope | A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. |
| introvert | A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person. A person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things. |
| gauche | Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. |
| altruist | A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others |
| extrovert | An outgoing, overtly expressive person. |
| monogamy | The practice or state of being married to one person at a time. The practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner. |
| ambivert | A person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features. |
| misogynist | A woman hater. Reflecting or inspired by a hatred of women. |
| philanthropist | A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes. |
| gynecologist | The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs. |
| polygyny | A man who has more than one wife. |
| ascetic | A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion. A person who practices such self-discipline. |
| polyandry | Polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband. A pattern of mating in which a female animal has more than one male mate. |
| adroit | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| dexterity | skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands -Hand Skills. |
| sinister | Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen. Wicked or criminal. |
| egocentric | Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered. |
| altercation | A noisy argument or disagreement, esp. in public. |
| alternate | |
| egomaniac | A person whose ego exceeds both his intelligence and his capacity to see beyond his own personal interests. |
| ~ mania | madness |
| ~ ego | |
| ~ gauche | left hand |
| ~ gyne | woman |
| ~ andros | male |
| ~ ambi | both |
| ~ dexter | right hand |
| ~ alter | other |
| ~ monos | one |
| ~ intro | inside |
| ~ bi | two |
| ~ verto | turn |
| ~ extro | outside |
| ~ centrum | center |
| ~ mesein | hate |
| ~ anthropos | mankind |
| ~ gamos | marriage |
| ~ asketes | monk |
| ~ polys | many |
| ~ sinister | left hand |
| - y | practice custom |
| - ous | |
| - ity | |
| - ist | person who |
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