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List Six Flashcards

1
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eu

A

good; well; advantageous

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eugenics

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science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race

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eulogize

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write or speak in praise of someone, especially a person who has passed away

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eupepsia

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good digestion/ ANT. dyspepsia = difficult digestion, indigestion

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euphemism

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substitution of a “good” expression for an unpleasant one EX- passed away or died

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euphonious

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pleasing in sound/ ANT- cacophonous harsh sounding

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euphoria

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sense of well-being

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euthanasia

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illegal practice of painlessly putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully, distressing disease (literally “advantageous death”).

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euthenics

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science dealing with improving living conditions

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