Vocab Session: WPME (1, 2, 3)
Vocab plays the vital role to crack verbal section of any competitive examination. For best vocab, one should know a good number of words and their meaning. To help you with that, we are here to list out the words which are important and likely to appear in competitive examination. These words are from Word Power Made Easy. We will try to finish the sessions through easy way of listing words.
Here we go,
Session: 1, 2, 3
- EGO: Self, I (Latin word)
Egoist- Me first
Egotist- The height of conceit, selfishness
Egocentric- Consider yourself as the centre of universe
Egomaniac- Obsession of Something
- ALTER: Other (Latin word)
Altruist- Let me help you (kind Person)
Altruism- The philosophy practiced by altruists
Altruistic- Action looks towards the benefit of others
Alteration- a making into something other
Alter Ego- Mirror image friend
- VERTO: To turn (Latin Word)
Introvert- Leave me alone
(Intro: Inwards)
Extrovert- Let’s do it together
(Extro: Outwards)
- AMBI: Both (Latin Word)
Ambivert- Both tendencies of Introvert and extrovert
- Dexter: Right Hand (Latin Word)
Dexterous- Skilful
Dexterity- Skill
Ambidextrous- Able to use both hands with equal skills
- Droit: Right Hand (French)
Adroit- Skilful
Adroitness- Skill
- Sinister: Left Hand (Latin Hand)
Sinister- Threatening, Evil
- Gauche: Left Hand (French)
Gauche- Tactless
Gaucherie- Awkward, Clumsy
- Misen: To Hate (Greek Word)
- Gyne: Woman (Greek Word)
- Andros: Male (Greek Word)
- Gamos: Marriage (Greek Word)
- Anthropos: Mankind (Greek Word)
- Mono: One
- Bi: Two
- Poly: Plus, Many
- Phila: To Love
- Logy: Study
Misanthrope- One who hates or distrust Mankind
Misogynist- A hatred of women
Misogamist- A hatred of marriage
Anthropology- The study of human races, origins, societies and cultures
Philanthropist- A wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people
Monogamy- The state or practice of being married to only one person at a time
Bigamy- The crime of marrying one person while you are still legally married to another
Polygamy-The state of being married to more than one person at the same time
Polyandry- The state of having more than one husband or male mate at a time
- Asketes: Monk
Ascetic- Practicing great self-denial
Asceticism- Trait of great self-denial
