| 1. egoist |
believes in self-advancement |
| Latin Root [ego] |
I |
| egocentric |
Self centric |
| egomaniac |
someone who displays egomania, a tendency to refer to oneself excessively and boastfully |
| [-al] |
Subject suffix |
| egomaniacal |
someone who displays egomania, a tendency to refer to oneself excessively and boastfully |
| 2. egotist |
talks about accomplishments |
| 3. altruist |
is interested in the welfare of others |
| Latin [alter] |
Other |
| altruist/altruism/altruistic |
Person/Quality/Adjective:unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others. |
| alternate/alternative/alternation |
to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate |
| altercation |
a heated or angry dispute |
| alter ego |
a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy |
| 4. introvert |
turns thoughts inward |
| [intro-] |
inward |
| Latin [verto] |
to turn |
| 5. extrovert |
turns thoughts outward |
| [extro-] |
outward |
| 6. ambivert |
turns thoughts both inward and outward |
| [ambi-] |
both |
| Latin [dexter] |
right hand |
| dexterous/dextrerity |
skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body |
| ambidexterous |
|
| [-ity] |
noun prefix |
| Latin [sinister] |
left hand |
| Frenche [gauche] |
笨拙的 |
| gaucherie |
awkward, clumsy,tactless |
| Frenche[droit] |
right hand |
| adroit/adroitness |
figuratively skillful, especially in the exercise of the mental facilities |
| 7. misanthrope |
hates people |
| Greek[misein] |
to hate |
| Greek[anthropos] |
mankind |
| 8. misogynist |
hates women |
| Greek[gyne] |
woman |
| 9. misogamist |
hates marriage |
| philanthropist |
one who loves mankind |
| anthropology |
the study of the development of the human race |
| gynecologist |
the medical speciallist who treats female disorders |
| Greek[gamos] |
marriage |
| [monos] |
one |
| [bi-] |
two |
| polygyny |
many wives |
| polygamy |
many marriage |
| monogamy |
single marriage |
| bigamy |
double marriage |
| Greek[polys] |
many |
| Greek[andros] |
male |
| [-ist] |
person suffix |
| [-ic] [-ous] |
adjective suffix |
| [-y] |
suffi for a practice |
| 10. ascetic |
does not pursue pleasures of the flesh |
| Greek[asketes] |
monk or hermit |