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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