37.1 Flashcards
Subterfuge
A clever trick used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
-Ize
To make, cause
Aggrandize
To make great or greater in power, honor, rank, or wealth.
Luc
Light, shine
Elucidate
To make a clear or explain, especially something that is hard to understand.
Nepo
Nephew
Nepotism
Favoritism shown on the basic of family relationship.
Opia
Sight
Myopia
Nearsightedness, narrow - mindedness, intolerance, lack of foresight.
Pusill
Small, weak
Pusillanimous
Lacking courage or resolution, cowardly.
Sed / Sid
Sit
Sedentary
Characterized by or requiring much sitting.
Thanatos
Death
Euthanasia
The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die an animal or person suffering from an incurable condition.