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Vocab Session: WPME (1, 2, 3)

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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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. VERTO: To turn (Latin Word)

Introvert- Leave me alone

(Intro: Inwards)

Extrovert- Let’s do it together

(Extro: Outwards)

  1. AMBI: Both (Latin Word)

Ambivert- Both tendencies of Introvert and extrovert

  1. Dexter: Right Hand (Latin Word)

Dexterous- Skilful

Dexterity- Skill

Ambidextrous- Able to use both hands with equal skills

  1. Droit: Right Hand (French)

Adroit- Skilful

Adroitness- Skill

  1. Sinister: Left Hand (Latin Hand)

Sinister- Threatening, Evil

  1. Gauche: Left Hand (French)

Gauche- Tactless

Gaucherie- Awkward, Clumsy

  1. Misen: To Hate (Greek Word)
  2. Gyne: Woman (Greek Word)
  3. Andros: Male (Greek Word)
  4. Gamos: Marriage (Greek Word)
  5. Anthropos: Mankind (Greek Word)
  6. Mono: One
  7. Bi: Two
  8. Poly: Plus, Many
  9. Phila: To Love
  10. 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

  1. Asketes: Monk

Ascetic- Practicing great self-denial

Asceticism- Trait of great self-denial