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Vocab test 6-10
study guide 6-10
Term | Definition |
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hyper | over |
eu | good |
pugn | fight |
voc | voice |
spir | breathe |
Hyperbole | exaggeration |
Euphesmism | a polite term used in place of an offensive one |
Repugnant | objectionable or offensive |
Vociferous | crying out noisly |
Aspiration | strong desire, longing, or aim; an ambition |
corp | body |
cise | cut |
cogn | know |
com | together |
demo | people |
cognizant | aware of something |
concise | brief, to the point with no extra words or information |
corpulent | fat |
commiserate | to sympathize with someone or something |
demagogue | a corrupt leader who tells people what they want to hear; often plays upon people's prejudices |
punct | point |
viv | life |
curs | run |
dol | grief |
culp | blame |
compunction | feeling of remorse |
convivial | jovial or festive |
discursive | rambling |
dolorous | rambling |
exculpate | to free from blame |
flect | bend |
ego | i |
miss | send |
gastro | stomach |
hedon | pleasure |
deflect | to turn away from true or correct course |
emissary | a messenger |
egocentric | self-centered |
gastronome | a chef or gourmet cook |
hedonism | seeking out pleasure as the sole aim of life |
carn | flesh |
chron | time |
dyna | power |
luc | light |
ped | foot |
carnage | slaughter, butchery, massacre |
chronicle | to write or record an account of events as they happen |
dynamic | energetic, enthused, actively effective |
elucidate | to explain |
expedite | to speed up a process; to hasten |