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vocab pg 110-112
coriaty vocab quiz 2/4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| misandry (n.) | hatred of males |
| misanthrope (n) | hater of humanity |
| misanthropy (n) | hatred of humanity |
| misogamy (n) | hatred of marriage |
| misogyny (n) | hatred of women |
| misology (n) | hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion |
| misoneism (n) | hatred of anything new |
| dysentery (n) | inflammation of the large intestine |
| dysfunction (n) | abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body |
| dyslexia (n) | impairment of the ability to read |
| dyslogistic (adj) | uncomplimentary |
| dyspepsia (n) | 1. indigestion 2. ill humor |
| dysphagia (n) | difficulty in swallowing |
| dysphasia (n) | speech difficulty resulting from brain injury |
| dysphoria (n) | sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction |
| dystopia (n) | imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful |
| dystrophy (n) | 1. faulty nutrition 2. muscle disorder |
| eugenics (n) | science dealing with improving hereditary qualities |
| eulogize (v) | write or speak in praise of someone |
| eupepsia (n) | good digestion |
| euphemism (n) | substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one |
| euphonious (adj) | pleasing in sound |
| euphoria (n) | sense of great happiness or well-being |
| euthanasia (n) | controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease |
| euthenics (n) | science dealing with improving living conditions |