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Humane (adj.)
Humaneness (n.) |
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| Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion. |
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Humanism (n.)
Humanist (n.)
Humanistic (adj.) |
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| A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are the primary importance. |
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| 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 (n.)
Anthropological (adj.)
Anthropologist (n.) |
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| The scientific study of the origins, cultural developments, and customs of human beings. |
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Misanthrope (n.)
Misanthropic (adj.)
Misanthropy (n.) |
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| A person who hates all people. |
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Homicide (n.)
Homicidal (adj.) |
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| The killing of one person by another; a person who kills another. |
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Virile (adj.)
Virility (n.) |
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| Having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness. |
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Gynecology (n.)
Gynecological (adj.) |
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| The branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women. |
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Feminism (n.)
Feministic (adj.) |
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| The belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men. |
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| A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men. |
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Autocrat (n.)
Autocratic (adj.)
Autocracy (n.) |
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1. A ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot.
2. An arrogant, dominating person. |
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| A person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot. |
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Autonomy (n.)
Autonomous (adj.) |
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| The condition of being self-governing; independence. |
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Autopsy (n.)
Autopsic (adj.)
Autopsical (adj.)
Autopsis (n.) |
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| The examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death. |
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Egoism (n.)
Egoist (n.)
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| Conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion. (In ethics, egoism is the belief in self-love as a proper motive for human conduct; in psychology, ego means "the self," the part of the mind concerned with the outside world.) Egotism can mean "boastfulness" and/or "selfishness." |
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