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21 Cards in this Set
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HUMANUS
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L. human being
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humane
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adj. having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion
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humanism
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n. a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance
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humanities
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n. branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences
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anthropology
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n. the scientific study of the origins, cultural development and customs of human beings.
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misanthrope
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n. a person who hates all people
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ANTHROPOS
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G. human being, man
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HOMO, HOMINIS
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L. man
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homicide
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n. the killing of one person by another; a person who kills another
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VIR
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L. man
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virile
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adj. having certain characteristics popularly associate with men, especially physical strength, procreative power, vitality, and assertiveness
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GYNE
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G. woman
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gynecology
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n. the branch of medicine dealing with disease of the reproductive system in women
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FEMINA
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L. woman
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feminism
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n. the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men
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feminist
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n. a supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men
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AUTOS
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G. self
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automaton
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n. a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot
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autopsy
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n. the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death
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EGO
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L. I
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egoism
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n. conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion. (In ethics, egoism is the belief in self-love as a proper motive for human conduct; in psychology, ego means "the self," the part of the mind concerned with the outside world.)
Egotism (different word) can mean boastfulness and or selfishness |
