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Lesson 1 vocab
The Person
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English
9th Grade
08/19/2010

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HUMANE
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adj. Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion
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HUMANISM
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n. A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance.
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HUMANITIES
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n. branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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n. the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings
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MISANTHROPE
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n. a person who hates all people.
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HOMICIDE
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n. The killing of one person by another; a person who kills another
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VIRILE
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adj. Having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness
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GYNECOLOGY
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n. The branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive systems in women
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FEMINISM
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n. the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men.
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FEMINIST
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n. a supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men.
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AUTOCRAT
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n. 1. a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot.
2. any arrogant, dominating person
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AUTOMATON
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n. a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot.
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AUTONOMY
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n. the condition of being self-governing; independence.
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AUTOPSY
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n. the examinition of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
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EGOISM
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n. Conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion. Egoism can mean "boastfulness: and.or "selfishness"
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