Vocab lists 1b-16b

Humane

Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion (adjective)

Humanism

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

Humanities

Branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences. (noun)

Anthropology

The scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings. (noun)

Misanthrope

A person who hates all people (noun)

Homicide

The killing of one person: by another; a person who kills another. (noun)

Virile

Having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness (adjective)

Gynecology

The branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women (noun)

Feminism

The belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men (noun)

Feminist

A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men (noun)

Autocrat

A ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; a despot

Any arrogant, dominating person (noun)

Automation

A person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot (noun)

Autonomy

The condition of being self-governing; independence (noun)

Autopsy

The examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death (noun)

Egoism

Conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion (noun)

Genealogy

A record of descent from one’s ancestors; the study of family records (noun)

Genocide

The planned annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group (noun)

Genre

A type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature (noun)

Genteel

Well-mannered; refined; polite.(adjective)

Gentile

Anyone not of the Jewish faith (noun)

Gentry

Aristocratic or well-bred people

In Britain, the class below the aristocracy (noun)

Heterogeneous

Having parts that are unrelated or completely different (adjective)

Homogeneous

Of the same kind or sort

Composed of parts that are alike (adjective)

Congenital

Existing at birth but not hereditary (adjective)

Engender

To give rise to; to bring into existence (transitive verb)

Genesis

A beginning or origin

The first book of the Old Testament (noun)

Indigenous

Occurring in or characterizing an area; native

Inborn (adjective)

Ingenious

Cleverly inventive and resourceful (adjective)

Progenitor

A direct ancestor; an originator of a line of descent (noun)

Progeny

Children or descendants: offspring (noun)

Matrix

The surroundings within which something begins or develops (noun)

Matriarchy

A society ruled or controlled by women. (noun)

Matriculate

To register as a student at a college or university. (Transitive verb and intransitive verb)

Patriarch

The male head of a family or tribe.

An Old Testament ancestor.

A founding father or wise man. (noun)

Patrimony

A family inheritance (noun)

Patronage

Support; encouragement

Business clientele; customers. (noun)

Patronize

To go to regularly

To treat someone as an inferior. (transitive verb)

Patronymic

Name derived from a paternal ancestor. (noun)

Fraternal

Pertaining to brothers; brotherly. (adjective)

Fraternize

To be friendly with.

To socialize with an enemy population. (intransitive verb)

Avuncular

Like an uncle (adjective)

Familial

Having to do with the family (adjective)

Uxorious

Dominated by one's wife (adjective)

Bigamy

Marriage to two mates. (noun)

Monogamy

Marriage to a single mate. (noun)

Puerile

Childish; immature (adjective)

Orthopedics

Branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement. (noun)

Pedagogue

A teacher (noun)

Pedant

A person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding.

A scholarly show-off (noun)

Entity

Something that has a real or independent existence. (noun)

Nonentity

A person or thing of no importance

Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination. (noun)

Essence

The basic element; the identifying characteristic.

A substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant of drug.

A perfume (noun)

Moribund

About to die or end (adjective)

Mortify

To shame

To discipline oneself by denial. (transitive verb)

Postmortem

An examination to determine the cause of death; an autopsy

An analysis of something that is over (noun)

Euthanasia

The act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing. (noun)

Innate

Possessed at birth; inborn. (adjective)

Naive

Childlike; unsophisticated.

Gullible (adjective)

Nascent

Emerging; coming into existence. (adjective)

Renaissance

A rebirth; a renewal

A revival of humanism in fourteenth-century to sixteenth-century Europe. (noun)

Amicable

Friendly; peaceable (adjective)

Amity

Friendship; friendly relations. (noun)

Enamored

In love with; charmed by (used with of) (adjective)

Inimical

Harmful

Hostile, unfriendly (adjective)

Odious

Hateful; distasteful (adjective)

Bibliophile

A lover of books (noun)

Philanthropy

Goodwill to fellow human beings

A charitable gift, act, or organization (noun)

Phobia

Strong, irrational fear (noun)

Acrophobia

Fear of heights (noun)

Hydrophobia

Fear of water

Rabies (a usually fatal disease caused by a bite from an infected animal) (noun)

Xenophobia

Fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign, or of foreigners (noun)

Appease

To calm; to satisfy or relieve (Transitive verb)

Pacific

Peaceful; serene (adjective)

Pacify

To calm; to make quiet

To end war or violence (Transitive verb)

Antipathy

A hatred or dislike (noun)

Apathy

Lack of feeling, energy, or interest

Indifference (noun)

Empathy

The ability to identify someone else and understand that person's situation of feelings (noun)

Pathological

Referring to pathology, the study of disease

Caused by disease

Abnormal in behavior (adjective)

Pathos

A feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness (noun)

Misogamy

Hatred of marriage (noun)

Misogyny

Hatred of women (noun)

Dysentery

Severe diarrhea (noun)

Dyslexia

A serious difficulty learning to read in the usual way (noun)

Covet

To crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else (transitive verb)

Cupidity

Greed; avarice (noun)

Complacent

Self-satisfied; smug (adjective)

Implacable

Impossible to calm or appease (adjective)

Placate

To calm; to pacify; to appease (transitive verb)

Placid

Showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure (adjective)

Domicile

A home; residence. (noun)

Domestic

Related to the family or household.

Tame; trained to live with humans.

Indigenous to a particular country; native. (adjective)

Domain

Range of one's control; territory. (noun)

Domineer

To dominate; to be bossy. (transitive and intransitive verb)

Dominion

Control; rule; area of influence. (noun)

Dormant

Asleep; not in an active state. (adjective)

Somnambulate

To walk while sleeping. (intransitive verb)

Somnolent

Drowsy; sleepy.

Causing sleep. (adjective)

Ablution

Washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification. (noun)

Deluge

A downpour; a great flood. (noun)

To flood (transitive verb)

Divest

To take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess.

To strip away, especially clothes. (transitive verb)