Lesson 1 + Extra (The Person)

Question 1

humane

Answer 1

adj. having worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion

Question 2

humanism

Answer 2

n. a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary important

Question 3

humanities

Answer 3

n. branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture

Question 4

anthropology

Answer 4

n. the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings

Question 5

misanthrope

Answer 5

n. a person who hates all people

Question 6

homicide

Answer 6

n. the killing of one person by another

n. a person who kills another

Question 7

virile

Answer 7

adj. having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity

Question 8

gynecology

Answer 8

n. the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women

Question 9

feminism

Answer 9

n. the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men

Question 10

feminist

Answer 10

n. a supporter of women’s claims to the same rights and treatment as men

Question 11

autocrat

Answer 11

n. a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot

n. any arrogant, dominating person

Question 12

automaton

Answer 12

n. a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot

Question 13

autonomy

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n. the condition of being self-governing; independence

Question 14

autopsy

Answer 14

n. the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death

Question 15

egoism

Answer 15

n. conceit; valuing everything according to one’s personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one’s own opinion

Question 16

ad hominem

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adj. appealing to a person’s prejudices, emotions, or special interest, rather than to his intellect
adj. attacking an opponent’s character rather than his argument

Question 17

androgynous

Answer 17

adj. having both male and female characteristics

Question 18

anthropoid

Answer 18

adj. resembling man

Question 19

anthropomorphic

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adj. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity

Question 20

authentic

Answer 20

adj. real; genuine; original

Question 21

autism

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n. the tendency to view life in terms of one’s own needs and desires, as by daydreams or fantasies, unmindful of objective reality

Question 22

automation

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n. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a mechanical or productive process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices

Question 23

dehumanize

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v. to divest of individuality

Question 24

egocentric

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adj. having or regarding the self as the center of all things
adj. having little to no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one’s own

Question 25

egotistical

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adj. given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated; selfish

Question 26

femininity

Answer 26

n. womanliness

Question 27

humanitarian

Answer 27

adj. having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of mankind

Question 28

humanoid

Answer 28

adj. having human characteristics or form

Question 29

misogyny

Answer 29

n. hatred of women

Question 30

philanthropy

Answer 30

n. affection for mankind, especially as manifested in donations to needy persons or socially useful purposes