| Term | Definition |
|---|
| amicable | friendly |
| innate | possessed at birth;inborn |
| mortify | to shame |
| misanthrope | a person who hates all people |
| humane | having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion |
| empathy | ability to identify w/someone else and understand that person's situation of feelings |
| essence | basic element;the identifying characteristic |
| patronize | to go to regularly |
| matriarchy | society ruled or controlled by women |
| indigenous | occuring in or characterizing an area;native |
| genre | type,class, or category, especially of fine art or literature |
| genocide | planned annihilation of a racial,political, or cultural group |
| egoism | conceit, excessive confidence |
| autonomy | condition of being self-governing;independence |
| feminism | belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men |
| virile | characteristics of masculinity (especially strength, vitality, assertiveness) |
| appease | to calm, satisfy, or relieve |
| congenital | existing at birth but not hereditary |
| heterogenous | having parts that are unrelated or completely different |
| complacent | self-satisfied;smug |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| apathy | lack of feeling,energy, or relief |
| antipathy | hatred or dislike |
| enamored | in love with;charmed by |
| pacify | to calm;make quiet |
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