Vocabulary from Classical Roots C Lesson 1

branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences

• gynecology

• anthropology

• feminism

• humanities

the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings

• gynecology

• anthropology

• egoism

• humanities

a person who hates all people

• misanthrope

• feminist

• egoist

• autocrat

the killing of one person by another; a person who kills another

• misanthrope

• egoism

• homicide

• humanism

having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion

• humanism

• automaton

• autocrat

• humane

the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women

• anthropology

• feminism

• humanities

• gynecology

a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot

• autopsy

• autonomy

• autocrat

• automaton

_____ is a promising field for medical students who are especially interested in women's health.

• Anthropology

• Gynecology

• Humanities

• Feminism

the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men

• feminism

• humanities

• egoism

• virile

a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance

• humanism

• egoism

• misanthrope

• autocrat