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Ergonomania (ergo=work, mania=excessive desire) means obsessive work addiction. Workaholism is colloquial; Diligence and Industriousness mean normal hard work.
Epigraphy studies inscriptions on stones or ancient objects. Paleography studies ancient handwriting, Archaeology studies past civilizations broadly, and Numismatics studies coins.
Sesquipedalianism refers to using long, complex words unnecessarily. Verbosity is wordiness in general, Grandiloquence is pompous speech, and Bombast is inflated language.
Anchorite is a religious recluse who has withdrawn from society for spiritual reasons, especially in early Christianity.
Narcissism is characterized by excessive self-love, need for admiration, and lack of empathy for others.
Torpor describes a state of physical or mental inactivity, being in between sleep and wakefulness.
Ascetic refers to someone who practices strict self-discipline and renunciation for spiritual or moral reasons.
Epigraphy studies ancient inscriptions. Archaeology studies ancient cultures, Paleography studies old handwriting, Etymology studies word origins.
Anarchist opposes government and authority. Cynic distrusts people's motives, Nihilist rejects all values, Pacifist opposes violence.
Autobiography is self-written life account. Biography is written by others, Memoir is personal recollections, Narrative is general storytelling.
