click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
VCR C Lesson 1 9th
Vocabulary Classical Roots C Lesson 1 The Person
Question | Answer |
---|---|
anthropology | The scientific study of the origins, cultural development, customs of human beings. |
autocrat | 1. A ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot. 2. Any arrogant, dominating person. |
automaton | A person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot. |
autonomy | The condition of being selfgoverning; independence. |
autopsy | The examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death. |
egoism | Conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion. |
feminism | The belief that women should posess the same political and economic rights as men. |
gynecology | The branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women. |
homicide | The killing of one person by another; a person who kills another. |
humane | Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion. |
humanism | A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance. |
humanities | Branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and there culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences. |
misanthrope | A person who hates all people. |
virile | Having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical stength, vitality, and assertiveness. |
GYNE | G "woman" |
FEMINA | L "woman" |
VIR | L "man" |
HOMI-, HOMIN | L "human being" |
ANTHROPOS | G "human being" |
HUMANUS | L "human being" |
AUTOS | G "self" |
EGO | L "I" |
feminist | A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men. |