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WP 1-3
Study guide
Question | Answer |
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Egotist | A selfish, self-centered person |
Bigamy | The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another. |
Misanthrope | One who hates or mistrusts humankind. |
Misogamist | Hatred of marriage. |
Gauche | Lacking social polish; tactless. |
Altruist | someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
Monogamy | The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time. |
Ambivert | A personality trait including the qualities of both introversion and extroversion |
Misogynist | One who hates women. |
Philanthropist | The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations. |
Polygyny | The condition or practice of having more than one wife at one time. |
Ascetic | a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons |
Polyandry | The condition or practice of having more than one husband at one time. |
Adroit | 1. skilful or dexterous 2. quick in thought or reaction |
Dexterity | Skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness. |
Sinister | threatening or suggesting evil or harm |
Egocentric | Holding the view that the ego is the center, object, and norm of all experience. |
Egomaniac | Obsessive preoccupation with the self. |
Mania | An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire; a craze |
Ego | the self of an individual person; the conscious subject |
Gyne | female reproductive organ |
Andros | island, largest of Bahama |
Ambi | both |
Dexter | relating to or situated on the right |
Alter | to become different |
Monos | one; single |
Intro | the inside, inwardly, within |
Bi | SAme |
Extro | outward |
Centrum | more at center |
Anthropos | for human or man. |
Gamos | marriage |
Asketes | Hardworking |
Polys | Short for. |