Thursday, January 28, 2010

VOCABULARY - "ALTER"

THE ROOT "ALTER" REFERS TO "OTHER"
ALTRUIST - person who is more interested in the benefit and welfare of others than in his own.
TO ALTERNATE - to take one and skip one
ALTERNATE (adj) - other possible ,one who substitute for another.
ALTERNATIVE - a choice that can be used instead of something else
ALTERATION - the action of changing something, a change.
ALTERCATION - a verbal dispute ,a noisy argument or disagreement ( because of having other ideas ,plans or opinions than those of the person on the other side of the argument)
ALTER-EGO - alter means other , and ego means I , that is other I or others elf. It refers to someone with whom you are close to such an extent that you both do many thing in the same manner like thinking, reacting, temperament, almost mirror image of each other, one’s other self.

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