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4 . Monomania (mon-Ə-MAY′-nee-Ə), combining monos, one, and mania, madness, is an

obsession with one thing, or obsessiveness in one area. Person: monomaniac; adjective:
monomaniacal (mon′-Ə-mƏ-NĪ′-Ə-kƏl).
5. A misandrist (mis-AN′-drist), combining misein, to hate, with andros, man (male), hates
men. Noun: misandry (mis-AN′-dree). Adjective: misandrous (mis-AN′-drƏs).

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ROOT MEANING

1. anthropos _________________

EXAMPLE anthropocentric

2. kentron _________________

EXAMPLE anthropocentrism

3. andros _________________

EXAMPLE andromania

4. mania _________________

EXAMPLE andromaniac

5. gyne _________________

EXAMPLE gynandrous

6. Hermes _________________

EXAMPLE hermaphrodite

7. Aphrodite _________________

EXAMPLE hermaphroditic

8. monos _________________

EXAMPLE monomania

9. misein _________________

EXAMPLE misandry