| Term | Definition |
|---|
| HUMANUS | human being |
| humane | (adj) Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion. |
| humanism | (noun) a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance |
| humanities | (noun) Branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture |
| ANTHROPOS | human being, man |
| anthropology | (noun) The scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings |
| misanthrope | (noun)A person who hates all people |
| HOMI-, HOMIN- | human being |
| homicide | (noun)The killing of one person by another |
| VIR | man |
| virile | (adj)Having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity(strength, vitality, assertiveness) |
| GYNE | woman |
| gynecology | (noun)The branch of medicine dealing with disdorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women |
| FEMINA | woman |
| feminism | (noun)The belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men |
| feminist | (noun)A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men |
| AUTOS | self |
| autocrat | (noun)A ruler who has absolute or unlimited power;a despot |
| automation | (noun)A person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner;a robot |
| autonomy | (noun) The condition of being self-governing;independence |
| autopsy | (noun)The examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death |
| EGO | I |
| egoism | (noun)Conceit;excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion |
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