| Term | Definition |
|---|
| xenophobia | aversion to foreigners |
| xenophobe | one who fears or dislikes foreigners |
| philanthropist | lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| philanthropy | love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| misanthrope | hater of humanity |
| misanthropy | hatred of humanity |
| eulogize | to write or speak in praise of something |
| eulogy | an expression of praise of approval |
| microcosm | little world |
| anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| atheism | godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being |
| monogamy | marriage with one mate at a time |
| monolog(ue) | long speech by one person in a group |
| monotheism | belief that there is one God |
| monotonous | continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying |
| polytheism | belief that there is a plurality of gods |
| psychology | science of the mind |
| anthropology | science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of human kind |
| sociology | study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| autobiography | story of a person's life written by that person |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| symbiosis | the living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
| dichotomy | cutting or division in two; division |
| heterodox | contrary to some acknowledged standard |
| orthodox | conforming to an acknowledged standard |
| homonym | word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling |
| heteronym | word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration of statement |
| hypothesis | theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning |
| hypothetical | assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural |
| endogenous | produced from within; due to internal causes |
| exogenous | produced from without; due to external causes |
| exoteric | external; exterior; readily understandable |
| esoteric | inner; private; difficult to understand |
| exotic | introduced from a foreign country; excitingly strange |
| hierarchy | body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it |
| patriarchy | form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father |
| georgic | agricultural |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike |
| apathy | lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference |
| empathy | the complete understanding of another's feelings, motives, etc. |
| sympathy | sharing of another's trouble; compassion |
| metamorphosis | change of form |
| periphrastic | expressed in a roundabout way |
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