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extrovert
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extrovert /ex·tro·vert/ (eks´tro-vert)
1. a person whose interest is turned outward.
2. to turn one's interest outward to the external world.

ex·tro·vert or ex·tra·vert (kstr-vûrt)
n.
An individual interested in others or in the environment as opposed to or to the exclusion of self.

extrovert
[ik′strəvurt′]
1 a person whose interests are directed away from the self and concerned primarily with external reality and the physical environment rather than with inner feelings and thoughts. This person is usually highly sociable, outgoing, impulsive, and emotionally expressive.
2 a person characterized by extroversion. Also spelled extravert. Compare introvert.

extrovert [ek´stro-vert]
1. a person whose interest is turned outward.
2. to turn one's interest outward to the external world.


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In their article, "How Personality and Gender May Relate to Individual Attitudes Toward Caring for and About Others," they reveal differences between genders and between extraverts and introverts in their reactions to global issues carrying ethical implications.
An introvert teacher who delivers a lecture only in the style that he or she would prefer for learning may lose the interest of the extraverts in the class.
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