Week 4 Flashcards

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misandry

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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men (i.e. the male sex).

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

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misanthropy

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a dislike of humankind. (the idea)

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misogyny

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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

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misogamy

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the hatred of marriage.

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misology

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the hatred of reasoning; the revulsion or distrust of logical debate, argumentation, or the Socratic method.

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misoneism

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distrust or hatred of new ideas or things (innovation)

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eugenics

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the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable.

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eulogize

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praise highly in speech or writing.

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eupepsia

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good digestion

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euphemism

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for on considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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euphonious

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(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear

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euthanasia

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the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries.

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euthenics

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a science that deals with development of human well-being by improvement of living conditions.

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