37.1 Flashcards

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Subterfuge:

A

A clever trick used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

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-ize

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To make, cause

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Aggrandize:

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To make great or greater in power, honor, rank, or wealth

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Luc

A

Light, shine

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Elucidate:

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To make clear or explain, especially something that is hard to understand

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Nepo

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Nephew

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Nepotism

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Favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship

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Opia

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Sight

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness; narrow mindedness, intolerance; lack of foresight

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Pusill

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Small, weak

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Pusillanimous

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Lacking courage or resolution, cowardly

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Sed/Sid

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Sit

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Sedentary

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Characterized by or requiring much sitting

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Thanatos

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Death

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Euthanasia

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The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die an animal or person suffering from an incurable condition

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Vac

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Empty

17
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Vacuous

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Without contents, empty; lacking is ideas or intelligence

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Viv

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Life

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Bon vivant

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A person who enjoys a luxurious and social lifestyle

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Fug

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Run away