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*Vocab Ch. 6*
Question | Answer |
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aegis | protection, sponsarship |
auspicious | favorable, promising a good outcome |
jaded | wearied, dulled |
atone | make up for a wrong |
lewd | obscene, indecent |
succinct | breifly and clearly expresses |
prevaricate | stray from the truth |
aloof | reserved,unatached |
jovial | jolly |
saturnine | gloomy, grave |
eulogy | speech/writing in praise of someone who died |
euphemism | inoffensive espression subtituted for an offensive one |
eugenics | improving a breed or species by choosing parents |
euphoria | great happiness, bliss |
euthanasia | painlessly putting someone to death from suffering |