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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EGOIST | me first; are obnoxious |
| EGOTIST | one who boasts about himself |
| ALTRUIST | let me help you |
| INTROVERT | leave me alone |
| EXTROVERT | let's do it together |
| AMBIVERT | neither extreme |
| MISANTHROPE | hates mankind |
| MISOGYNIST | hates woman |
| MISOGAMIST | hates marriage |
| ASCETIC | leaves a lonely, austere life |
| EGO | one's concept of oneslelf |
| EGOCENTRIC | extreme form of egoist; are intolerable |
| EGOMANIAC | carry egoism to such an extent that ur needs, desires, and interests have become a morbid obsession, a mania; are dangerous and slighly mad |
| EGOMANIACAL | adjective of egomainac |
| ALTRUISM | phislosophy practiced by altruists |
| ALTRUISTIC | actions that look towards the benefits of others |
| TO ALTERNATE | skip one and take another |
| ALTERNATE | other possible |
| ALTERNATIVE | a choice |
| ALTERATION | a change |
| TO ALTER | to change |
| ALTERCATION | argument |
| ALTER EGO | one's other self |
| ADMIRAL | person/prince in command |
| AMETHYST | remedy for intoxication |
| VERTO(LATIN VERB) | to turn |
| INTRO | inwards |
| EXTRO | outwards |
| AMBI | in both directions |
| AMBIDEXTROUS | able to use both hands with equal skill |
| DEXTER | rght hand |
| DEXTEROUS | skillful |
| SINISTER(LATIN) | left hand |
| SINISTER | threatening, evil or dangerous |
| GAUCHE(french) | left hand |
| GAUCHE | clumsy(social not physical) |
| DRIOT(french) | right hand |
| ADRIOT | skillful |
| MISEIN(GREEK) | to hate |
| ANTHROPOS(GREEK) | mankind |
| GYNE(GREEK) | woman |
| GAMOS(GREEK) | marriage |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | study of development of human race |
| PHILANTHROPIST | one who loves mankind and shows such love by making financial contributions |
| GYNAECOLOGIST | treats female disorders |
| MONOGAMY | custom of only one marriage |
| BIGAMY | custom of two marriages |
| POLYGAMY | custom of many marriages |
| POLYGYNY | correct but rarely used for polygamy |
| POLYANDRY | having two or more husbands |
| ANDROS(GREEK) | male |
| ASKETES(GREEK) | monk or hermit |
| SPOUSE | better half |
| INTREPRENEUR | one studies surroundings and reacts accordingly |
| OBSTETRICIAN | having a baby? |
| PAEDIATRICIAN | is ur baby ill? |
| DERMATOLOGIST | skin clear? |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | eyes ok? |
| ORTHOPAEDIST | how are ur bones? |
| CARDIOLOGIST | heart ok? |
| NEUROLOGIST | brain working |
| PSYCHIATRIST | specialist attempts to ALLEVIATE mental & emotional disturbances |
| LOGOS(GREEK) | word |
| LOGY | science |
| OBSTETRIX(LATIN) | midwife, which in turn has its source in latin verb meaning to stand |
| -ician | expert |
| PAIDOS | child |
| IATREIA | medical healing |
| PEDAGOGY | the leading of a child; teaching |
| PEDAGOGUE | originally teacher; today dogmatic teacher |
| DEMOS(GREEK) | people |
| DEMAGOGUE | one who attempts to mislead people |
| PEDIS | foot; (forms pedestal, pedal...) |
| DERMA | skin |
| HYPODERMIC | hypodermic needle penetrates under skin |
| HYPOS(GREEK) | under |
| EPIDERMIS | outermost layer of skin |
| TAXIDERMIS | prepares, stuffs and mounts the skin of animals |
| PACHYDERM | animal with thick skin |
| DERMATITIS | general name for skin inflammation, irritation, or infection |
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