egoist
me first
supremely selfish
believes in self-advancement
egotist
the height of conceit, incredibly conceited
talks about accomplishments
egocentric
extreme form of egoist
excessively fixated on his own
egomaniac
morbid obsession
altruist
concern yourself with the welfare of others
altruism
philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own
alternate
v. skip one and take others
adj. the other person
alternative
other choice
alteration
change
altercation
verbal dispute
alter ego
one's other self
verto
Latin to turn
introvert
prefer solitude
turns thoughts inward
extrovert
turn thoughts outward
ambivert
turn thoughts both inward and outward
ambi
both
dexter
Latin right hand
droid
French right hand
adroit, adroitness
skillfull and clever
quickwitted
dexterous
skillfull
ambidextrous, ambidexterity
able to use both hands with equal skill
sinister
Latin left hand
threatening, evil, dangerous
gauche
French left hand
social awkwardness, clumsiness
without fi'nesse
n. gaucherie
anthropos
Greek mankind
phil'anthropy, philanthropist
misanthrope
cynical
hates people
misogynist
gyne woman
hates woman
gynecologist
medical specialist who treats femail disorders
misogamist
gamoes marriage
hates marriage
monogamy
mono one
one marriage at a time
bigamy
bi two
the unlawful act of contracting another marriage without divorcing one's current legal spouse
poly'gamy
poly many
plural marriage for either males or females
poly'gyny
polyandry
androsGreek male
asketes
Greek monk or hermit
ascetic
austerity
abstinence from fleshly, earthly pleasure
n. ascet'icism
A monk lives a lonely life - not for him the pleasures of the fleshpots, the laughter and merriment of convivial gatherings, the dissipations of high living. Rather, days of contemplation, study, and rough toil, nights on a hard bet in a simple cell, and the kind of self-denial that leads to a purification of the soul. That person is an ascetic who leads an existence, voluntarily of course, that compares in austerity, simplicity, and rigorous hardship with the life of a monk.