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Word Power 1-3
Word power 1-3 study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Egotist | A selfish Person. |
| Bigamy | 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. |
| Misanthrope | A hater of humankind. |
| Ambidextrous | Able to use both hands equally well. |
| Misogamist | Hatred of marriage. |
| Introvert | A person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings. |
| 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. |
| Gynecologist | A person who practices gynecology. |
| 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. |
| Dexterity | Skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility. |
| Sinister | Threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous. |
| 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. |
| Alternate | To interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate. |
| Egomaniac | Psychologically abnormal egotism. |