HOW TO TALK ABOUT PERSONALITY
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WORD POWER MADE EASY -- how to talk about personality types 《英语说文解字》
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What word best describes your personality if you:
are interested solely in your own welfare
constantly talk ablout yourself
dedicate ypur life helping others
turn your mind inward
turn your mind outward
hate humanity
hate women
hate marriage
lead a lonely,austere existence
-ity is a common noun suffix
vanity
quality
simplicity
IDEAS
An egoist
me first
An egotist
the height of conceit
An extrovert
let's do it together
An altruist
let me help you
An introvert
leave me alone
An ambivert
neither extreme
A misanthrope
people are no damn good
A misogynist
women are no damn good
A misogamist
"marriage is an institution--and who wants to live in an institution"
An ascetic
"...that the flest is heir to..."
ORIGINS AND RELATED WORDS
ego
Latin root meaning I
egocentric
you consider yourself the center of the universe
egomaniac
desires and interests have become a morbid obsession,a mania
alter
Latin root ,meaning other
altr
altruism
the philosophy practied by altruists
alternate
skip one and take the other
alternative
have other choice
alteration
making into something other
altercation
stronger than quarrel or dispute
alter ego
generally refers to someone with whom you are so closet that almost mirror images of each other
depends how you turn
verto
Latin verb verto , to turn
turn inward(intro-)
introvert
turn outward(extro-)
extrovert
in both (ambi-)
ambivert
love,hate,and marriage
misein,Greek root,to hate
hates mankind(Greek anthropos,mankind)
misanthrope
hates women(Greek gyne,women)
misogynist
hates marriage(Greek gamos,marriage)
misogamist
anthropose
anthropology
the study of the development of the human race
philanthropist
love mankind by making substantial financial contributions to charitable organizations
or by donating time and energy to helping those in need
gyne
gynecologist
the medical specialist who treats female disorders
gamos
monos means one
monogamy
bi- means two
bigamy
polys- means many
polygamy
polygyny
polyandry
andros ,means male
making friends with suffixes
-ist is a common suffix for a person
-y for a practice,attitude
-it or -ous for an adjective
living alone and liking it
ascetic,Greek word asketes,monk or hermit
ascetic
asceticism
-ous is common adjective suffix
famous
dangerous
perilous
ambi- ,both
dextrous means skillful
dexter is Latin word for right hand
right hand is traditionally the more skillful one
adroit
left-handed is used as a synonym of awkward
sinister
gauche
ambidextrous
able ot use both hands with equal skill
ambidexterity
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