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Vocab test 6-10
study guide 6-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |