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Vocabulary (Week #2)
Vocabulary from Week 2
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English
9th Grade
09/15/2013

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Term
misanthrope
Definition
hater of mankind (n.)
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misanthropy
Definition
hatred of mankind (n.)
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misogamy
Definition
hatred of marriage (n.)
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misogyny
Definition
hatred of women (n.)
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misology
Definition
hatred of argument or discussion (n.)
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misoneism
Definition
hatred of anything new (n.)
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dysentery
Definition
inflammation of the large intestine (n.)
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dyspepsia
Definition
difficult digestion; indigestion (n.)
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dysphagia
Definition
difficulty in swallowing (n.)
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dysphasia
Definition
speech difficulty resulting from brain disease (n.)
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dystrophy
Definition
faulty nutrition (n.)
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eugenics
Definition
science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race (n.)
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eulogize
Definition
write or speak in praise of someone (v.)
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eupepsia
Definition
good digestion (n.)
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euphemism
Definition
substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one (n.)
Ex.) passed away for died
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euphonious
Definition
pleasing in sound (adj.)
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cacophonous
Definition
harsh-sounding (adj.)
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euphoria
Definition
sense of well-being (n.)
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euthanasia
Definition
illegal practice of painlessly putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease (n.)(literally, "advantageous death")
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euthenics
Definition
science dealing with improving living conditions (n.)
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macrocosm
Definition
great world; universe (n.)
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microcosm
Definition
little world (n.)
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macron
Definition
horizontal marks indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long (n.)
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macroscopic
Definition
large enough to be visible to the naked eye (adj.)
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microscopic
Definition
invisible to the naked eye (adj.)
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