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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| malaise | Vague discomfort |
| Malefactor | Criminal |
| Malfeasance | Unlawful act, crime |
| Malevolent | Wishing evil |
| Malicious | Spiteful |
| Maligh | To run down, speak against |
| Malignant | Evil in nature |
| Malediction | Curse |
| Benevolent | Wishing well |
| Benign | Kind, good |
| Benignant | Kind, good |
| Benignant | Kind, good |
| Beneficent | Charitable |
| Euphoria | Elated Feeling |
| Euphony | Pleasant sound |
| Euphemism | Polite, flattering term |
| Eulogy | Speech praising the decesased |
| Euthanasia | Mercy killing |
| Utopia | Perfect world |
| Loquacious | Talkative |
| Loquacity | Talkativeness |
| Eloquent | Lofty, persuasive speech |
| Grandiloquent | Pompous, bombastic speech |
| Magniloquent | Pompous, bombastic speech |
| Colloquy | Conversation, informal conference |
| Colloquium | Seminar |
| Colloquial | Conversation speech, in the vernacular |
| Circumlocution | Round about speech, superfluous words |
| Obloquy | Speaking evil against, slander |
| Patronym | Last name |
| Patrimony | Inheritance |
| Patriarch | Venerable old man, leader |
| Patrician | Aristocrat |
| Paternalism | Treating groups as children, condescending |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of closed places |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of going out |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
| Xenophobia | Fear of strangers |
| Vivacious | Lively |
| Convivial | Jolly |
| Credible | Believable |
| Credence | Belief, trust |
| Credulous | Willing to believe easily |
| Misanthrope | Hates mankind |
| Misogynist | Hates women |
| Misogamist | Hates marriage |
| Philanthropist | Benefits mankind |
| Bibliophile | Loves books |
| Anglophile | Loves things British |
| Fratricide | Killing of brother |
| Matricide | Killing of mother |
| Sororicide | Killing of sister |
| Regicide | Killing of king |
| Parricide | Killing of parents |
| Uxoricide | Killing of wife |
| Filicide | Killing of children |
| Genocide | Killing of a racial or national group |
| Hypodermic | Under the skin |
| Epidermis | Outer layer of skin |
| Dermatology | Study of the skin |
| Dermatitis | Inflamation/irritation of the skin |
| Pachyderm | With thick skin (elephant) |
| Pedagogue | Teacher (derogatory) |
| Demagogue | Misleads people (derogatory) |
| Soporific | Sleep-inducing |
| Sycophant | Base, fawning flatterer |
| Obsequious | Servile, submissive |
| Martinet | Adheres strictly to rules |
| Iconoclast | Challenges established beliefs, breaks |
| Termagant, virago, harridan | A nagging woman |
| Shrew | A nagging woman (also a mouse) |
| Gourmet | Connoisseur |
| Gourmand | Glutton |
| Specious | Deceptive, misleading |
| Ingenuous | Frank, honest |
| Disingenuous | Dishonest, crafty |
| Perspicacious | Wise, able to see through |
| Magnanimous | Generous, of large spirit |
| Animosity | Strong dislike, antipathy |
| Urbane | Sophisticated |
| Indigent | Poor |
| Penury | Poverty, want |
| Penurious | Miserly |
| Parsimony | Stinginess |
| Diffidence | Shyness |
| Emulate | To imitate something admired |
| Ephemeral | Fleeting |
| Fallacious | False |
| Zealot | One who is intensely enthusiastic |
| Phlegmatic | Slow, stolid |
| Anodyne | Allays pain |
| Assuage | To soothe |
| Alleviate | To lessen, make better |
| Supercilious | Arrogant, haughty |
| Clandestine | Hidden, underhanded, sly |
| Surreptitious | Hidden, underhanded, sly |
| Enervate | To weaken |
| Anecdote | Very brief story |
| Antidote | Remedy against poison or other evil |
| Stoic | Tough, indifferent to pain |
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