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words
word power 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| egotist | a conceited, boastful person. a selfish person; egoist. |
| bigamy | Law. the crime of marrying while one has a spouse still living, from whom no valid divorce has been effected. |
| anthropologist | a person who specializes in anthropology. (Humans) |
| misanthrope | a hater of humankind. |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally |
| misogamist | hatred of marriage. |
| introvert | a shy person. |
| gauche | Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless |
| altruist | a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist ). |
| extrovert | an outgoing, gregarious person. |
| monogamy | marriage with only one person at a time. |
| ambivert | one whose personality type is intermediate between extrovert and introvert. |
| misogynist | a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women. |
| philanthropist | a person who practices philanthropy. ( Love of mankind ) |
| gynecologist | a physician specializing in gynecology. ( study of medical science that deals with health maintenance and disease in women ) |
| polygyny | the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time. |
| ascetic | a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons. |
| polyandry | the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. |
| adroit | expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. cleverly skillful, |
| dexterity | skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility. |
| sinister | threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; |
| egocentric | Having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things |
| altercation | a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy. |
| egomaniac | psychologically abnormal egotism. ((excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness. )) |
| Mania | madness |
| ego | the self of an individual person; the conscious subject |
| gyne | variant of gyneco- (a combining form meaning “woman,” “female,” used in the formation of compound words: ) |
| andros | |
| ambi | |
| dexter | |
| alter | |
| monos | |
| intro | |
| bi | a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words |
| verto | |
| extro | |
| centrum | |
| messein | |
| anthropos | |
| gamos | |
| asketes | |
| polys | |
| -y | |
| -ous | |
| -ity | |
| -ist |
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