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MisogynistRoot Words-
mis meaning hatredgyn meaning female
Hatred or dislike of women or the female gender
By A. Yamamoto
Definition:To have a sexual relationship with
someone who they cannot or will not
marry.
A good way to remember this is by thinking of a
“player”
Kind of means that a man has a lot of
women.
D. Guymon
Philosopher:Phil: love
Soph: wisdom
S. Doane
A person who studies how one should live andtries to find enlightenment on how things are theway they are
Noun
MisandristThe hatred of males
Roots: Mis—hate Andr—man
By: L. Morton
Misanthrope: a person who hates or distrusts humankind.
… I am the accidental misanthrope!!
Another way to remember would be to think of the word HATE!!!
J. Platero
Mis: hate Anthropos: people
philanthropist by: Jeff Shaver
Noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human
well-being
Phil: Love
Anthropos: Human Kind
Modern definition:
A villain
In The Little Mermaid Ursula was the miscreant.
M. Lucero
Mis: hate
Crea: belief
Literally, one who hates faith or belief in someone/something else
benediction
• An utterance of good wishes
• Part of speech is a noun
• “Bene” meaning good and “diction” meaning speaking
• As you speak you are giving a benediction to the world
C. Kendell
Utterly
Bad
Gloomy, dreary, cheerless
It was a dismal day.
Created by: J. Woicik
Think of desolate because its dreary, gloomy.
BENEFACTOR
A person who confers a benefit
This man is someone who enjoys benefactoring a profit for his job.
Noun
Synonyms- patron, supporter, sponsor
By: P. Smith
Maleficent
Mal: Bad Fic: Making, doing
Adjective
L. BiondoliloThey were maleficent destroyers of reputations.
Harmful or evil intent or effect
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Root words:
Vol: will
Mal: evil R. Ellis
BenevolentAdj
Definition: good will.
Bene Good,
Volent: wish or well. Ben does not like violent things and wishes well for all.
D. Miera
Aberrant
Departing from right or normal course
L Morton 6th Hour
[Latin aberrāns meaning to go astray]
Adjective
equanimity
The quality of being calm.Eaquus- even
Animus- mind, spirit
Part of Speech: Noun
Synonym: SerenityAntonym: Panic
R. Elliott
The girl kept her equanimity as she took the shot that would end the game.
Concise
Cis: cut Con: with, together
Part of Speech: Adjective
A concise sentence.L. Biondolilo
PusillanimousPusillanimous
––adjectiveadjective Definition: lacking Definition: lacking
courage or courage or resolution; resolution; cowardlycowardly
Don’t be Don’t be pusillanimous if pusillanimous if you’re going to be you’re going to be an actor.an actor.Pusillanimous comes from
Latin pusillus, "very small, tiny, puny" + animus, "soul, mind."
D. Hewitt
AMBLE
Definition: To go slow
“Slow walk”
Part of speech: Verb
Root: Ambul= walk
The turtle ambles compared to the rabbit who goes fast in a race.
P. Smith
Definition: Murder of a mother by a son or daughter.
This is a son killing his mother!!!
By JPlatero
noun
Matr—mother
Cide—kill
Scissionnoun
a split or division of a group
Cis- divide
M. Lucero
Abstain
• Part of speech:– Verb
• Ab: away• Stain: to hold
• Definition: To refrain from something by one’s own choice
R. Francisco Ackerman Per.6
Stop to think, and you can either ABSTAIN or do what everyone else is doing.
K. Carter
AnimateDefinition: to give life to, make alive.
Roots:
Ani- Breath or mind
Mate- together
Part of speech: Verb
Synonyms: breath, live, life
Antonyms: Dead or life less
The animators in “Finding Nemo were responsible for animating Nemo and his friends, or bringing them to life.
K. Saling
Definition: To make plain or clearAntonyms CloudComplicateConfuseMystifyObscureTangle
Synonyms: Formulate and Develop
Sarah needed to explicate her summary so we could understand.