| A | B |
|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates all people |
| humane | having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion |
| genre | a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature |
| indigenous | 1. occurring in or characterizing an area; native; 2. inborn |
| patriarch | The male head of a family or tribe. |
| heterogeneous | having parts that are unrelated or completely different |
| monogamy | Marriage to a single mate. |
| pedant | 1. A person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding. |
| phobia | strong, irrational fear |
| pacify | 1. to claim; to make quiet; |
| inimical | 1. harmful; |
| empathy | the ability to identify someone else and understand that person's situation or feelings |
| implacable | impossible to calm or appease |
| apathy | lack of feeling, energy, or interest |
| engender | to give rise to ; to bring into existence |
| egoism | conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion |
| ingenious | cleverly inventive and resourceful |
| naïve | 1. Childlike; unsophisticated; 2. Gullible |
| appease | to calm; to satisfy by making concessions or giving into demands |
| covet | To crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else |
| virile | having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness |
| fraternize | To be friendly with. |
| innate | Possessed at birth; inborn. |
| homogeneous | 1. of the same kind or sort; 2. composed of parts that are alike |
| saline | having to do with salt |
| elude | 1. to avoid or escape from by cunning; 2. to escape detection; to baffle |
| travesty | an absurd or inferior imitation |
| domineer | to dominate; to be bossy |
| delusion | 1. a false belief or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence; 2. a deception |
| imbibe | 1. to drink; 2. to absorb; to take in |
