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Ego means super

Egomaniac

someone who behaves in an unreasonable or crazy way because they think that they and their ideas are extremely important

egosystem

an area where many people exist who have large egos - much like an ecosystem, but with egos instead of organisms

He existed in an extremely competitive egosystem where it was exceedingly difficult for one to prove his worth.

Egotism

a feeling that you are more important than other people and need not care about them


be tantamount to something

to have the same bad qualities or effect as something else

The new tax is tantamount to stealing from the poor.

 

something is equal to something
used for saying that two things are the same in value, amount, or size

One unit of alcohol is equal to one small glass of wine.

 

Asset –liability = equity

Asset

something such as money or property that a person or company owns

The business has assets totalling £5.1 million.

Liability

legal responsibility for causing damage or injury, or for paying something

equity

a fair and reasonable way of behaving towards people, so that everyone is treated in the same way


Snob



Anti- means the opposite

antiparticle

a type of particle in an atom that has the opposite electrical charge to the charge that a normal particle has, although they both have the same mass

antipathy

a strong feeling of not liking someone or something

antipathy for/to/towards: She found it hard to hide her antipathy towards her senior colleagues.

Antiperspirant

a substance that you put on your skin to stop you from sweating


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