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w.p. chap 3 Flashcards

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egoist

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believes in self-advancement

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egotist

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talks about accomplishments

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altruist

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is interested in the welfare of others

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introvert

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turns thoughts inward

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extrovert

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turns thoughts outward

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ambivert

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turns thoughts both inward and outward

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misanthrope

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hates people

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misogynist

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hates women

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misogamist

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hates marriage

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ascetic

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does not pursue pleasures of the flesh

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ego (latin)

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I–one’s concept of oneself

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egocentric

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one who is excessively fixated on his own desires, needs, etc.–you consider yourself the center of the world

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egomaniac

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you carry egoist to such an extreme that your needs, desires, and interests have become a morbid obsession, a mania–dangerous and slightly mad.

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alter (latin)

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other

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altruism

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philosophy of putting any other’s welfare above one’s own–practiced by altruists

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altruistic

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interested in the welfare of others

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alternate (all-ter-nate)

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you skip one and take the other

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alternate (all-ter-nit) (adj.)

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the other person who will take over if the original choice is unable to attend–other possible

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alternative

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a choice

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alteration

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a change of plans–making into something other

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altercation

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a violent disagreement who is on the other side of the argument who has other ideas, plans, or opinions than you. has more sentiment and seriousness behind it

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alter ego

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one’s other self–someone who is so similar to yourself, you mirror each other

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egomaniacal

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morbidly, obsessively wrapped in oneself

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verto (latin)

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to turn

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extro (latin)

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outward

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intro (latin)

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inward

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ambi (latin)

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both

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ambidextrous

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able to use both hands with equal skill

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dexterous

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skillful

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dexterity

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skill

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-ous

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common adjective suffix

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-ity

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common noun suffix

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dexter (latin)

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right hand

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left-handed

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synonym of awkward

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sinister (latin)

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left-hand

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gauche (french)

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left-hand

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gauche (adj.)

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implying that someone is socially clumsy

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gaucherie

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awkward way of saying or handling things

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droit (french)

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right hand

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adroit

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skillful (in mental facilities)

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adroitness

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skillful way of saying or handling things

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misein (greek)

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to hate

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anthropos (greek)

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mankind

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gyne (greek)

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woman

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gamos (greek)

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marriage

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anthropology

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the study of the development of the human race

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philanthropist

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one who loves mankind

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gynecologist

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medical specialist who treats female disorders

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monogamy

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only one marriage (at a time)

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bigamy

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two marriages

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polygamy

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many marriages

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monos (greek)

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one

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bi (greek)

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two

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polys (greek)

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many

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polygyny

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many marriages with women

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polyandry

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many marriages with men

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andros (greek)

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male

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-ist

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common suffix for a person

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-y

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common suffix for a practice, attitude, etc.

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-ic or -ous

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common suffix for an adjective

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asketes (greek)

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monk or hermit

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asceticism

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the practice of ascetics

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