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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Euphoria | State of intense happiness |
| Euthanasia | Painless ending of life to relieve suffering |
| Euphonious | Adj. Pleasant to hear (sound) |
| Isocracy | Gov where all citizens have equal power |
| Isometric | Adj. equal measures |
| Isochromatic | Having same color |
| Noxious | Harmful/ poisonous |
| Nuisance | Causes annoyance/ trouble |
| Pernicious | Having highly harmful/ deadly effect |
| Obloquy | Strongly condemnatory utterance |
| Obverse | Front of principal surface (ex. man side of coin) |
| Obfuscate | To deliberately make something confusing/ difficult to understand by adding unnecessary stuff |
| Obdurate | Adj. someone who stubbornly refuses to change opinion/ course of action even when faced with reason |
| Opprobrium | N. very strong public criticism/ blame |
| Oppress | To control person/ group inc cruel unfair way |
| Occlude | To close up or block off |
| Hypnosis | State of deep relaxation/ concentration |
| Osmosis | Movement of water |
| Neurosis | Mental/ emotional disorder that affects only part of personality |
| Preside | To exercise guidance, direction, control |
| Preponderate | To be greater in number/ weight/ power... (to outweigh) |
| Precaution | Care taken in advance |
| Preempt | To prevent something from happening by taking action first |
| Reflect | Throw light...back or to think |
| Recall | To retrieve past info |
| Retract | To draw something back, take back a statement |
| Retrocede | To return something/ move back |
| Retrograde | Moving backward (retreating) |
| Retrogress | To return to older and worse state |