Personality Types
Vocabulary
EGOIST, EGOTIST, ALTRUIST, INTROVERT, EXTROVERT,
AMBIVERT, MISANTHROPE, MISOGYNIST,
MISOGAMIST, ASCETIC
DO NOW: Pre-test – Match the words to
the definitions.
WORDS
1. Egoist
2. Egotist
3. Altruist
4. Introvert
5. Extrovert
6. Ambivert
7. Misanthrope
8. Misogynist
9. Misogamist
10. Ascetic
DEFINITIONS
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Turns his mind inward
Hates marriage
Talks about his own accomplishments
Hates his fellow mortals
Leads an austere life
Is interested in the welfare of others.
Believes in self advancement
Turns his mind both inward and outward
Hates women
Turns his mind outward
ANSWERS TO PRE-TEST
1. G – Egoist, believes in self advancement
2. C – Egotist, talks about his accomplishments
3. F – Altruist, is interested in the welfare of others
4. A – Introvert, turns his mind inward
5. J – Extrovert, turns him mind outward
6. H – Ambivert, turns his mind both outward and inward
7. D – Misanthrope, believes in self advancement
8. I – Misogynist, hates women
9. B – Misogamist, hates marriage
10. E – Ascetic, leads an austere life
DO NOW
Personality Types
Vocabulary
Practice #1
Answer yes or no.
1. Is an egoist selfish?
2. Is modesty one of the characteristics of an
egotist?
3. Is an altruist selfish?
4. Does an introvert pay much attention to
himself?
5. Does an extrovert prefer solitude over
companionship?
6. Are most normal people ambiverts?
7. Does a misanthrope have respect for fellow
humans?
8. Does a misogynist enjoy the company of
women?
9. Does an ascetic live a life of luxury?
10. Does a misogamist try to avoid marriage?
DO NOW
Practice #1
answers
These words are all
nouns which means that
they may be used as
the subject or object of
a sentence.
How did you do?
Check your answers in
your DO NOW.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yes, an egoist is selfish.
No, modesty is not characteristic of an egotist.
No, an altruist is not selfish.
Yes, an introvert pays attention to his own
thoughts.
5. No, an extrovert does not prefer solitude over
companionship.
6. Yes, most people are ambiverts.
7. No, a misanthrope does not have respect for
his fellow humans.
8. No, a misogynist does not enjoy the company
of women.
9. No, an ascetic does not lead a life of luxury.
10. Yes, a misogamist tries to avoid marriage.
DO NOW: Practice #2, Can you recall the
following words?
1. An _________ lives a lonely
austere life.
2. An _________ interests are
turned outward.
3. An _________ is supremely
selfish.
4. An _________ hates
humankind.
5. An _________ interests are
turned both inward and
outward.
• 6. An _________ is incredible
conceited.
• 7. An _________ is interested
in the welfare of others.
• 8. A _________ hates women.
• 9. An _________ thinking is
turned inward.
• 10. A _________ hates
wedlock.
DO NOW
Practice #2
Answers
Check and see how you did on your
DO NOW!
1. Ascetic
2. Extrovert
3. Egoist
4. Misanthrope
5. Ambivert
6. Egotist
7. Altruist
8. Misogynist
9. Introvert
10.Misogamist
DO NOW: #3 Copy the following
information
1. The ego
• Egoist and egotist are built on
the same Latin stem – the
pronoun ego, meaning I. I is the
greatest concern in the egoist’s
mind and overused in the
egotist’s vocabulary.
• An egocentric person considers
himself center of the universe.
• An egomaniac is obsessed with
his own needs and interests.
• Hitler and Mussolini were
egomaniacal.
2. others
• In Latin the word for other is alter.
Altruism, the philosophy practiced
by altruists, comes from a variant
spelling of alter.
• Altruistic actions benefit others.
• An alteration is a change.
• When you have an altercation
with someone, you have a violent
disagreement, stronger than a
dispute or quarrel.
• How does this help you understand
the word alter ego?
1.
DO NOW:
2.
Practice # 4 3.
Can you figure out
4.
what versions of
alter and ego can
be used for each
definition?
Hint – look at
yesterday’s Do
Now to help you!
5.
6.
7.
8.
One’s other self is an ...
To change is to ...
A heated dispute is an …
A person insanely convinced of his
own importance is an …
Another words for unselfish is …
One who considers himself to be the
center of the universe is …
Another word for a choice is …
The action of substituting for another is
to …
DO NOW:
Practice #4
Answers
Check your answers in your Do Now.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Alter ego
Alter
Altercation
Egomaniac
Altruistic
Egocentric
Alternative
Alternate
DO NOW #5: Copy the following
information
• Depends on how you turn
• Introvert, extrovert, and ambivert are based on the Latin verb, verto,
to turn.
• If your thoughts are constantly turned inward (intro), you are an
introvert; outward (extro), extrovert; both directions (ambi), ambivert.
• Dexterous means skillful; dexterity means skill. Dexter is the Latin word
for right hand. If you are an ambidextrous person, you are skilled with
both hands (literally both hands are right). The French word for right is
adroit. In English if you say a person displays adroitness, it means they
are intelligent.
• The Latin word for left hand is sinister. In English this means evil or
dangerous. The French word for the left hand is gauche. In English if
you describe a person as a gaucherie, it means they are awkward
and clumsy.