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Lit Final
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Literature
9th Grade
01/07/2010

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root:humanus
Definition
human being
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humane
Definition
worthy qualities of man beings
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humanism
Definition
a philosophy in which human interests and values are of primary importance
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humanities
Definition
branches of knowledge concerned with human beinfds and their culture, not the sciences
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root:anthropos
Definition
man
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anthropology
Definition
the scientific study of the origins, cultural developent and customs of human beings
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misanthrope
Definition
a person who hates all people
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root:homi
Definition
human being
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homicide
Definition
a killing of one person by another
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root:vir
Definition
man
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root:gyne
Definition
woman
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virile
Definition
having traits associated with masculinity
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gynecology
Definition
the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reporductive system of women
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feminism
Definition
a belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men
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root:femina
Definition
woman
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femisist
Definition
a supporter of feminism
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root:autos
Definition
self
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autocrat
Definition
a ruler who has absolute power
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automaton
Definition
a person who behaves like a robot
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autonomy
Definition
self governing, independant
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autopsy
Definition
post-humous examination
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root:ego
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i
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egoism
Definition
concieted people
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root:genos
Definition
race
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geneaology
Definition
record of family descendants
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genocide
Definition
the planned anhilation of a race
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genre
Definition
a type or class of something
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genteel
Definition
wellmannered, polite
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gentile
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non-jew
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gentry
Definition
aristocratic people
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heterogenous
Definition
having unrelated or different parts
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homogeneous
Definition
of the same kind/sort
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root:gigno
Definition
to bear
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congenital
Definition
existing at birth
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engender
Definition
to give rise to, bring into existence
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geniesis
Definition
a beginning or orgin
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indigenous
Definition
occuring in an area
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ingenious
Definition
clever and resocreful
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progenitor
Definition
direct ancestor
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progeny
Definition
children or descendants
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