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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. |