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alan- reading- vocab
college- reading- vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| egotist | a selfish person |
| bigamy | getting married while already married |
| anthropologist | a person who studies humans |
| misogamist | hatred of marriage |
| introvert | a shy person |
| gauche | awkwardness |
| altruist | an unselfish person who worry's about others |
| extrovert | an outgoing person |
| monogamy | married to only one person at a time |
| ambivert | a person who intermediate between outgoing and shy |
| misogynist | a person who hates and disrespects women |
| philanthropist | the practice of being kind |
| gynecologist | the medical study of health and diseases of women |
| polyandry | having more then one husband at a time |
| ascetic | a person who practices great self-denial |
| polygyny | having more then one wife at a time |
| adroit | skilful or quick reactions |
| dexterity | the skill of using the hand's or body's; agility |
| sinister | bad or evil |
| egocentric | having little or no regard for others |
| altercation | and angry discussion |
| alternate | changing back and forth |
| egomanic | obsessive love for oneself |
| mania | madness |
| ego | self,i |
| gauche | left hand |
| gyne | woman |
| andros | male |
| ambi | both |
| dexter | right hand |
| alter | other |
| monos | one |
| intro | inside |
| bi | two |
| vetro | turn |
| extro | outside |
| centrum | center |
| mesein | hate |
| anthropos | mankind |
| gamos | marriage |
| asketes | monk |
| polys | many |
| sinister | left hand |
| -y | practice |
| -ous | adjective suffix |
| -ity | quality condition |
| -ist | person who |