classical roots vocab
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elliemarindin on September 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 humane | having the worthy qualites of human beings. kindness/ compassion |
| humanism | a phliosophy in which intrests and values of human beings are of primarily importance |
| humanites | knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture. |
| anthropology | the scientific study of the origins cultural developement, and customs of human beings |
| misanthrope | a person who hates all people |
| himocide | the killing of one person by another |
| virile | having certain characteristics manly, strength. |
| gynecology | the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system of woman |
| feminism | the belief that woman should possess the same political and economic rights as woman |
| feminist | a supporter of woman's claims to the same right and treatment as men. |
| autocrat | a ruler who has absolute power |
| automaton | a person who acts like a robot |
| autonomy | the condition of being self governed |
| autopsy | the examination pf a corpse to determine the casue of death. |
| egoism | conceit. |
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