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ISEE Vocab 8
November Entrance Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| euphoria | Def: A state of joyfulness |
| euphemism | Def: indirect |
| eulogy | Def: writing to praise someone |
| euphony | Def: pleasing to the ear |
| utopia | Def: ideal place |
| megaphone | Def: a cone shaped device for projecting voices |
| cacophony | Def: harsh discordance of sound |
| dystopia | Def: a society of people in misery |
| dyslexia | Def: disorder in learning to read and interpret words |
| benefit | Def: to gain. |
| beneficent | Def: doing good things |
| benevolent | Def: kind |
| benediction | Def: good wishes |
| benign | Def: gracious |
| dictionary | Def: a place where words are defined |
| dictation | Def: to read or say aloud for someone |
| contradict | Def: oppose |
| malediction | Def: curse |
| malevolent | Def: bad, harmful |
| malicious | Def: mischievous |
| malign | Def: to speak harmfully |
| maleficent | Def: doing harm |
| malodorous | Def: smelling bad |
| manufacture | Def: producing stuff |
| facile | Def: moving etc. |
| factory | Def: a place where stuff is made |
| malefactor | Def: one opposite of the law |
| deficient | Def: defective |
| proficient | Def: advanced art |
| prolific | Def: producing offspring |
| effigy | Def: a crude representation of someone disliked |
| soporific | Def: causing sleep |