Vocabulary (Latin/Greek Roots)
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- HUMANUS
- "human being"
- humane
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root: humanus
adj. having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion
antonym: inhumane - humanism
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root: humanus
n. a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance - humanities
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root: humanus
n. branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their cdulutre: philosophy, fine arts, literature as distinguished from the sciences - ANTHROPS
- human being or man
- anthropology
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root: anthrops (word speech thought)
n. the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings. - misanthrope
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root: anthrops (to hate)
n. a person who hates all people - HOMI/HOMIN
- human being
- homicide
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root: HOMI (to kill)
n. the killing of one person by another; a person who kills another - VIR
- man
- virle
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root: VIR
adj. having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness - GYNE
- woman
- gynecology
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root: GYNE (word, thought speech)
n. the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women - FEMINA
- woman
- feminism
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root: FEMINA
n. the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men. - feminist
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root: FEMINA
n. a supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men - AUTOS
- self
- autocrat
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root: AUTOS (power)
n. 1. a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power: a despot
2. any arrogant, dominating person - automaton
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root: AUTOS (thinking, acting
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n. a person who behaves ina mechanical routine manner, a robot. - autonomy
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root: AUTO (law)
the condition of being self-governing; independence - autopsy
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root: AUTO (sight)
n. the examinatoin of a corpse to determine the cause of death. - EGO
- I
- Egoism
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root: EGO
n. conceit, valuing everything according to one's own personal interest, excessive confidence. - GENOS/ GENEOS
- race, family
- GENS/GENTIS
- race clan family
- GENUS/GENERIS
- birth race kind tribe clan
- geneology
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root: GENOS(thought, word speech)
n. a record of descent from ones ancestors, the study of family records. - genocide
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root: GENS (to kill)
the planned annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group - genre
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root: GENS
n. a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature - genteel
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root: GENUS
adj. well mannered, refined, polite. - gentile
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root: GENS
n. anyone not of the jewish faith - gentry
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root: GENUS
n. 1 aristocratic or well-bred people.
2. In britain, a class under the aristocracy - heterogeneous
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root: GENUS
adj. having parts that are unrelated or completely different. - homogeneous
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root: GENUS
adj. 1 one of the same kind or sort.
2. composed of parts that are alike
antomnym:heterogeneous - GIGNO/GIGNERE/GENUI/GENITUM
- to beget, to bear, to bring forth
- congential
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root: GENITUM (with)
adj. excisting at birth but not hereditary - engender
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root: GENUI (in)
v. to give rise to, to bring into existence. - genesis
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root: GENUI
n. 1 a beggining or origin
2 the first book of the old testament - indigenous
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root: GENUI (in)
adj. 1 occurring in or characterizing an area, native.
2 inborn - ingenious
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root: GENUI
adj. cleverly inventive and resourceful - progenitor
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root: GENITUM (before)
n. A direct ancestor, an originator of a line of descent - progeny
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root: GENUI (forth)
n. children or descendants, offspring.