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humanus |
latin: "human being" |
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humane |
adj. having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion |
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humanism |
noun. a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance |
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humanitites |
noun. 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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anthropos |
greek: "human being" "man" |
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anthropology |
noun. the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings |
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misanthrope |
noun. a person who hates all people |
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homi- homin- |
latin: "human being" |
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homicide |
noun. the killing of one person by another; a person who kills another |
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vir |
latin: "man" |
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virlile |
adj. having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness |
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gyne |
greek: "woman" |
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gynecology |
noun. the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women |
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femina |
latin: "woman" |
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feminism |
noun. the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men |
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feminist |
noun. a supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men |
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autos |
greek: "self" |
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autocrat |
noun. 1) a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot 2) any arrogant, dominating person |
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automaton |
noun. a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot |
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autonomy |
noun. the condition of being self-governing; independence |
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autopsy |
noun. the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death |
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ego |
latin: "I" |
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egoism |
noun. conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion |
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genos, geneos |
greek: "race," "family" |
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gens, gentis |
latin: "race," "clan," "family" |
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genus, generis |
latin: "birth," "race," "kind," "tribe," "clan" |
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genealogy |
noun. a record of decent from one's ancestors; the study of family records |
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genocide |
noun. the planned annihilation of a racial,, political, or cultural group |
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genre |
noun. a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature |
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genteel |
adj. well-mannered; refined; polite |
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gentile |
noun. anyone not of the jewish faith |
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gentry |
noun. 1) aristocrat or well-bred people 2) in Britain, the class under the aristocracy |
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heterogeneous |
adj. having parts that are unrelated or completely different |
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homogeneous |
adj. 1) of the same kind or sort 2) composed of parts that are alike |
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gigno, gignere, genui, genitum |
latin: "to beget," "to bear," "to bring forth" |
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congenital |
adj. existing at birth but not hereditary |
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engender |
tr. v. to give rise to; to bring into existence |
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gensis |
noun. 1) a beginning or origin 2) the first book of the Old Testament |
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indigenous |
adj. 1) occurring in or characterizing an area; native 2) inborn |
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ingenious |
adj. cleverly inventive and resourceful |
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progenitor |
noun. a direct ancestor; an originator of a line of decent |
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progeny |
noun. children or descendants; offspring |