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How to talk about personality ty

How to talk about personality ty

作者: Kitschcide | 来源:发表于2017-05-11 22:48 被阅读0次

    Section 1

    IDEAS

    1. Me first 

    An egoist

    2. The height of conceit

    An egotist

    3. Let me help you

    An altruist

    4. Leave me alone

    An introvert

    5. Let's do it together

    An extraovert

    6. Neither extrame

    An ambivert

    7. People are no damn good

    A misanthrope

    8. Women are no damn good 

    A misogynist

    9. "marriage is an institution --- and who wants to live in an institution?"

    A misogamist

    10. "... that the flesh is heir to ..."

    An ascetic

    Section 2

    ORIGINS AND RELATED WORDS

    1. the ego 

    "ego-" in egoist and egotist is from Latin root "ego", meaning "I".

    trick: "t" stands for "talk", so egotist is the egoist who talks a lot :)

    ego: denoting one's concept of oneself.

    relating words:

    egocentric: n, adj. extreme form of egoist.

    egomaniac: n. mad form of egoist.

    egomaniacal. adj of egomaniac.

    2. others

    "alter" is from Latin meaning other.

    variant: "altru"

    altruism: philosophy of altruists.

    altruistic: for the benefits of others.

    alternate:  

    alternate as  an adj: skip one and the other.

    alternate as a noun: the other person who take over the original choice is unable to attend.

    alternative: other choice.

    alteration: a change. (a making into something other)

    altercation: a verbal dispute. (having other opinions)

    alter ago: another self.

    Section 3

    1. depends on how you turn

    "vert" is from Latin verb verto: to turn

    intro-: inward

    introvert: turn inwards

    extro-: outward

    extrovert: turn outwards

    ambi-: both

    ambivert: turn in both directions

    ambidextrous: able to use both hands with equal skill.

    ambidexterity: noun form of ambidextrous.

    dexterous: right hand(Latin); clever with hands(English)

    sinister: left hand(Latin); threating, evil, dangerous(English)

    gauche: left hand(French); clumsy(English), more of a social sense.

    gaucherie: rude.

    droit: right hand(French)

    adroit: skillful

    adroitness: noun form of adroit.

    They are generally used to describe people.


    2. love, hate, and marriage

    misein: to hate. (Greek root)

    anthropos: mankind (Greek)

    misanthrope: hates mankind.

    gyne: women (Greek)

    misogynist: hates women.

    gamos: marriage (Greek)

    misogamist: hates marriage

    Anthropology: the study of human.

    philanthropist: who loves human and help people

    gynecologist: the medical specilist treating female disorders.

    mono: one

    monogamy: one marriage at a time.

    bi: two

    bigamy: two marriages at a time.

    polys: many

    polygamy: plural marriage for either males or females.

    polygyny: A man has many wives.

    polyandry: A woman has many husbands.

    andros: male

    3. making friends with suffixes.

    -ist: a person

    -y: a practice, attitude, etc.

    -ic, -ous: an adjective.

    Person:                                                     Practice, etc                       Adjective

    (1) misanthrope or misanthropist          misanthropy                        misanthropic

    (2) misogynist                                          misogyny                            misogynous or misogynistic  

    (3) gynecologist                                       gynecology                        gynecogical

    (4) monogamist                                       monogamy                         monogamous

    (5) bigamist                                              bigamy                                bigamous

    (6) polygamist                                          polygamy                            polygamous

    (7) polygynist                                           polygyny                             polygynyous

    (8) polyandrist                                         polyandry                            polyandrous

    (9) philanthropist                                     philanthropy                       philanthopic

    (10) anthropologist                                  anthropology                      anthropological

    4. living alone and liking it

    Ascetic

    asketes: monk hermit

    asceticism: the practice of ascetic.

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