WORD POWER MADE EASY

Norman Lewis

Egoist: self-centred person, believe in self advancement Egotist: talks about accomplishments Introvert: a person who tends to shrink from social contacts, turns thoughts inward, invaginate Extrovert: turns thoughts outwards Ambivert: one who is both introvert and extrovert Misanthrope: one who hates people Misogynist: one who hates women Misogamist: one who hates marriages Ascetic: one who lives simple life away from flesh pleasure Altruist: one who is interested in welfare of others Egocentric: self-centred (intolerable) Egomaniac: An abnormally egotistical person (slightly mad) Alteration: a change Altercation: a verbal dispute Alter ego: ones other self (mirror image) Dextrous: skilful Dexterity: skilfulness, adroitness Ambidextrous: Equally skilful with each hand Awkward: Causing inconvenience, lacking in skill, left handed Adroit: Quick or skilful, dext(e)rous Gauche: lacking skilfulness, left handed Anthropology: study of the development of human race Philanthropist: one who loves mankind Gynaecologist: the medical specialist who treats female disorders Monogamy: one marriage (in a life) Bigamy: two marriages Polygamy: more than two marriages Polyandry: the custom in which a woman has more than two husbands Obstetrician: delivers babies and take care of mother after birth Obstetrics: science of child birth Paediatrician: treats only the babies after the birth Malady: sickness, disease Mortality: death Dermatologist: treats skin problems Dermatology: study of skin Orthopaedist: the specialist who deals with the skeletal structure of the body

(orthos+paidos=straight+child)
Neurologist: the specialist who deals with the disorders of brain, spinal cord and nervous system

(neuron+logos=nerve+ science)
Neuralgia: an acute (sharp) pain along the nerves Neuritis: inflammation of the nerves Neurosis: disorders of the nerves (illness) Neurotic: the person suffering from neurosis Chiropractor: this practitioner maintains the structural and functional integrity of the nervous system Psychiatrist: deals with the mental and emotion disturbance of the person

(psyche + iateria=mind or soul + healing) Psychosis: a full-blown mental disorder (psyche=spirit or soul)
Psychotic: the person who has lost the contact with reality and has own form of reality Psychopath: one who is suffering from mental or neural disorders [Type text] Page 1

Psychosomatic: disorder in body due to disorder in mind Psychoanalyst: it is a psychiatrist or psychologist who encourages you to search into that part of mind which is unconscious to make you feel better Psychogenic: of psychic origin (psyche+genesis=mind+origin) Psychotherapy: treatment for psychogenic disorders Pedagogy: The profession of a teacher/leading Versed: skilled in, versified Deteriorate: to make worse Hypodermic: beneath the skin Epidermis: outermost layer of skin Taxidermy: preparing stuffs and mounts of animals skin Pachyderm: animal with thick skin Dermatitis: Inflammation of the skin, eczema Ophthalmos: eye, oculus Ophthalmologist: A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye Oculist: ophthalmologist Monocle: a lens for one eye Optometrist: they are not doctors, they measure vision, test for glaucoma and fit glasses;

(optikos+metron=vision+measurement)
Optician: A worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision (do not examine patients; optikos+cian=vision+expert) Orthodontist: A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

(orthos+odontos=straight+teeth) Periodontist: gum specialist (peri+odontos=around+teeth)

Endodontist: the specialist works on the pulp of the tooth and in the root canal therapy Exodontist: A dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth Cardiologist: treats the heart diseases (Kardia+logos=heart+science ) Cardiogram: an electrically produced record of the heart beat Cardiograph: the instrument that produces the record of heart beat Geriatrics: The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people (gerus=old age), gerontology Gerontologist: who deals with the problems of elderly (geron=old man) Osteopath: it cures the diseases by massage and other manipulative procedures

(osteon+pathos=bone+suffering)
Chiropodist: this practitioner treats minor foot ailments, podiatrist (cheir=hand;

pons/pados=foot)
Chiroptera: An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) Chirography: Beautiful handwriting, calligraphy, penmanship Mancy: foretelling or prediction Chiromancy: palm reading, palmistry Graphologist: the person who analyses the handwritings (graphein=to write) Barometer: the instrument measures atmospheric pressure Sphygmomanometer: a device for measuring blood pressure Platypus: strange water mammal with a ducks bill, webbed feet Tripod: a three legged stand for a camera or other devices Calligraphy: beautiful handwriting (kallos+graphein=beautiful+writing) Cacography: bad handwriting (kakaos+graphein=bad+writing) Photograph: written by light (photos+graphein=light+writing) [Type text] Page 2

Phonograph: sound writer (phone=sound) Telegraph: distance writer (tele=distance) Biography: life writing (bios=life) Senile: showing mental weakness because of old age (senex=old) Senate: originally a council of older and presumably (By reasonable assumption) wiser citizens Senescent: aging, growing old (esce/escent=begin to) Adolescent: growing into an adult Convalescent: growing healthy again Obsolescent: becoming obsolete (no longer in use) Evanescent: remaining for short time, ephemeral, fleeting Evanesce: begin to vanish (vanesco=to vanish) Putrescent: beginning to rot/putrid Astronomy: The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole Astronomer: one who knows about planets, galaxies, stars and other universe

(astron+nomos=star+arrangements) Astronaut: the sailor among the stars (astron+nautes=star+sailor) Cosmonaut: sailor of universe (cosmos=universe)
Astrology: it is the science which assesses the influence of planets & stars on human events Astrologer: one who knows astrology Nautical: related to sailors, ships, or navigation (naus=ship) Nausea: sickness Disaster: some misfortune which happens with the person which has opposite stars (astron) Geologist: it studies about mountains, oceans, rivers, plains and valleys

(geo+logous=earth+science)
Biologist: this scientist studies about living organisms Botanist: this scientist studies about plants (botane=plant) Zoologist: this scientist studies about animals (zoion=animal) Entomologist: this scientist studies about all little bugs or insects Philologist: this is linguistic scientist uses unique tool that distinguishes human beings from all other form of life (philien+logos=love+words) Semanticist: it explores meaning of words and their psychological causes and effects Sociologist: it studies human relations in the society (socious=companion) Antisocial: one who is against people/society Asocial: someone who is self centered & avoids contacts with others Astrophysics: it is the branch of physics dealing with heavenly bodies Autonomy: self government, the capacity of a system to make its own decisions about its actions, liberty (auto+nomos=self+law) Autonomous: self governing Metronome: instrument to measure musical time, clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music (metron+nomos=measurement+law) Biopsy: a medical examination or view frequently performed when cancer is suspected (bio+opsis=life+view) Autopsy: a medical exam of a corpse in order to discover cause of death Zodiac: a diagram used in astrology which contains Latin names for various animals Tonsillectomy: related to tonsil Appendectomy: related to appendix Mastectomy: Surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor Hysterectomy: Surgical removal of the uterus Prostatectomy: Surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland Anatomy: The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals [Type text] Page 3

Dichotomy: splitting into two, duality (dicha+tome=in two+cut) Epitome: summary or condensation of two parts Philander: to play around sexually, to be promiscuous Coquette/Coquet: Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions, to flirt, to dally, act of dalliance Coquette: A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Philharmonic: used in the names of musical groups, especially orchestras (harmonia=harmony) Philtre: love position Aphrodite: the Greek goddess of love and beauty Bibliophile: a book collector/lover (biblion=book) Anglophile: fond of British people, customs, culture etc (anglus=english) // Next nine words are about liars Notorious: unfavorably known (notus=noted=>known) Consummate: highly skilled (summus=highest) Incorrigible: having bad habits that cant be changed (in+corrigo=incorrect) Inveterate: habitual; for him telling untruth is usual (vetus=old) Congenital: present from birth (genisis=birth) Chronic: never stops; it lies continuously over and over Pathological: caused by a disease; in fact your lying is an incurable disease Unconscionable: not right or reasonable; you are completely without a conscience Glib: articulate but insincere or shallow; not thinking out seriously i.e. smooth liar Egregious: outstandingly bad, vicious or violent; almost all lies are harmful Unsavoury: distasteful, offensive Genetics: the science deals with the transmission of heredity Genealogy: study of family tree Anachronic: outdated, antediluvian, antiquated, superannuated, obsolete Incongruous: out of place Chronological: in correct time order Chronometer: a highly accurate dating of events (chronos+metron=time+measurement) Chronometry: measurement of time Synchronize: at the same time (syn+chronos=together+time) Sympathetic: having feeling with someone in sorrow esp (sym+pathos=with+feeling) Antipathy: a strong dislike Apathetic: the person having no feelings or emotions Empathetic: the person having feelings and emotions Pathetic: arousing pity Telepathy: Apparent communication from one mind to another, ESP Omniscient: all knowing Prescient: knows about the events before they occur Nescient: not knowing, ignorant Gregarious: social, one who loves companions (gresis=crowd) Congregate: gathering of people esp. for a religious purpose

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Disparage: express a negative opinion, play down, belittle Titillate: providing little & stimulate pleasure Adulate: excessive compliment or flattery to someone, to flatter, to blandish Proscribe: to prohibit, forbid Obviate: to make unnecessary, avoid, prevent the occurrence of Militate: work against Condone: to forgive, to excuse [Type text] Page 4

Equivocate: Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead, palter, tergiversate, prevaricate, weasel Equivocation: saying vague and ambiguous statements Placate: change hostility to friendliness; appease, assuage, conciliate, reconcile, mollify, lenify

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Parity: equality (par=equal) Disparity: inequality, a difference Disparate: complete difference, disparagement Double entendre: ambiguity Equity: fairness, justice, impartiality Inequity: injustice, shabbiness (lack of elegance) Iniquity: lacking moral or spiritual values, wickedness Equinox: equal night and day (aequus+nox=equal+night) Nocturnal: people, animals or plants which are active in night more than that in day Nocturne: night music or painting of a night scene, notturno Equanimity: balance of mind Equability: even temperability, unflappability, composure Equilibrium: equal balance (aequus+libra=equal+balance) Equilibrist: a professional tight rope walker Equestrian: a horseback rider Equine: horse Vociferous: offensively loud or noisy, blatant, clamorous, strident, clamant, vehemence

(vox,vocis+fero=voice+to bear, to carry)

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Flatter: to adulate, blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle, blarney, inveigle, palaver Trivial: less important or unimportant, fiddling, niggling, petty Trivia: insignificant trifles Militant: who fights against to someone for reform Malign: bad, harmful, cancerous (malus=bad) Malignant: one who shows deep hatred Malediction: a curse, imprecation Malevolent: Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others Maleficent: Harmful or evil in intent or effect, malefic Malefactor: criminal, wrongdoer, crook, felon Maladroit: unskillful, awkward, clumsy, inept, inapt, cumbersome, bungling Malaise: a mild illness, bad ease (dis-ease) Malicious: Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful, venomous, vicious, virulent Malice: feeling a need to see others suffer, maliciousness, venom, spitefulness Malady: illness, sickness Maladjusted: (psychology) poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living, e.g. a maladjusted child Malcontent: Discontented as toward authority, rebellious, ill-affected Malpractice: Professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage Malnutrition: A state of poor nutrition, deficiency disease Militancy: aggressiveness

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Benign: having good nature Benignant: having good nature, not harmful, gracious Benediction: a blessing [Type text] Page 5

Beneficent: beneficial Benefactor: who does good things for others Benefactress: making sexual distinctions, a woman who helps Benefaction: a help, benevolence Beneficiary: receiving a help or money for aid Benevolent: wishing good, eleemosynary Bona fide: in good faith Fidelity: faithfulness Infidel: one who does not have the right faith or religion Manuscript: handwritten book or document Voluntary: of your own free will (volo=to wish) Involuntary: not subjected to the control of the will Volunteer: agree freely Complacent: one who is pleased with oneself

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Taciturn: unwilling to engage in conversations, habitually reserved and uncommunicative, restrained, reticent (taceo=silent) Taciturnity: Laconic: brief and to the point, crisp, curt, terse Inarticulate: Without or deprived of the use of speech or words, spluttering unintelligently Garrulous: chattering meaninglessly Banal: trite, hackneyed, unoriginal Verbose: wordy Voluble: fluent and rapid (speech) Cogent: powerfully persuasive (speech or argument) (cogo=to drive together) Loquacious: talkative, chatty, gabby, garrulous (loquor=to speak)

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Taciturnity: unwillingness to engage in conversations Tacitness: state of being understood thought not actually expressed i.e. understood Reticence: unwillingness to talk, reserved, taciturnity Soliloquy: a speech to oneself, monologue Ventriloquist: one who throws his voice, performing artist Colloquialism: informal expression used in everyday conversation Circumlocution: talking around, indirect talking, periphrasis, ambage

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Involve: roll in Evolve: roll out, develop Verbiage: an access of words, a manner of using the words Stoical: unaffected by pleasure or pain, impassive Feat: an achievement, effort Verbatim: word for word Eloquent: Speaking readily, clearly, and effectively, facile

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Ventral: front side or belly side Avuncular: like an uncle, kindly, protective Endorsement: Formal and explicit approval, support, blurb, countenance, imprimatur, sanction Dorsal: referring to the back side Somniferous: sleep-inducing, hypno(a)gogic, soporific, somnific (somnus+fero=sleep+to carry) [Type text] Page 6

Insomnia: inability to fall asleep Somnolent: sleepy, drowsy, slumberous Somnambulism: Walking by a person who is asleep, noctambulism Somnambulist: sleepwalker (somnus+ambulo=sleep+walking) Ambulatory: well enough to get out of bed Perambulator: a baby carriage Amble: to walk aimlessly, walk leisurely, mosey, promenade, stroll Preamble: something that walks before; e.g. a preamble to the speech premise, preface Soporific: sleeping pill (sopar=to sleep) Grandiloquent: using flowery, elegant or impressive phraseology, tall, magniloquent Magniloquence: floweriness, elegance in speech, grandiosity, ornateness, rhetoric Magnanimous: big hearted, generous, unselfish

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Martinet: Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms, disciplinarian, moralist Sycophant: a person who flatters someone in order to get some personal advantage, crawler, lackey, lacquey, toady Dilettante: a person who is or seems to be interested in a subject, but whose understanding of it is not very deep, dabbler (pretends to have knowledge), amateurish(having no skill), sciolist Virago: noisy, scolding or domineering women, termagant, harridan Chauvinist: jingoist, nationalist, superpatriot Monomaniac: a person obsessed with one thing or idea Hypochondriac: who has imaginary bodily ailment

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Diaphanous: transparent esp. clothes Virtuoso: an accomplished musician (pl. virtuosos, virtuosi) Patrimony: an inheritance from ones father Patronymic: a name formed on the fathers name (pater/patrish+onyma=father+name) Paternity: fatherhood Paternal: fatherly Paternalism: governing a country or institution in which citizens or employees are treated as fatherchildren relationship Patriarch: an old man in ruling (archien=to rule) Patricide: killing of ones father (cide/caedo=to kill) Matriarch: the mother ruler (mater/matrish=mother) Maternity: motherhood Maternal: motherly, characteristics of mother Matron: an older woman Alma mater: soul mother, school or college Matrimony: marriage Matricide: killing of ones mother Suicide: killing oneself Fratricide: killing ones brother (frater==brother) Sororicide: killing ones sister (soror=sister) Homicide: killing of a human being Manslaughter: homicide without any intent and premeditation Regicide: the killing of a king (reg/rex=king) Uxoricide: the killing of ones wife (uxor=wife) Mariticide: killing of ones husband (maritius=husband) Infanticide: killing of a new born child [Type text] Page 7

Genocide: killing of people on the basis of ethnicity or religion etc, mass killing Parricide: the killing of either or both parents

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Fraternize: socialize, to have brotherly relationships Fraternal: brotherly Fraternity: brotherhood Sorority: sisterhood Uxorious: Foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife Henpecked: A henpecked man is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife, dominated, nagged Uxorial: Befitting or characteristic of a wife, wifely Marital: marriage status Extramarital: outside the marriage Premarital: before a planned marriage Tyrannosaurus rex: the king of dinosaurs Regal: royal, imperial, majestic Regalia: badge, dress, insignia, uniform of a rank, social club, raiment Dipsomania: morbid compulsion to keep on absorbing/drinking (dipso+mania=thirst+madness) Kleptomania: morbid compulsion to steel (klepte=thief) Pyromania: morbid compulsion to start fire (pyros=fire) Incendiarism: malicious burning to destroy the property (for revenge) Arson: the person who sets fire for money Megalomania: morbid delusion of grandeur, power or importance (megus=great) Nymphomania: uncontrollable and intense desire on the part of a female for sexual intercourse, concupiscence, eros (nymphe=bride) Satyromania: compulsive sexual needs on the part of a male (satyros=satyr) Claustrophobia: morbid dread of closed spaces (claustrum+phobia=enclosed places+fear) Agoraphobia: morbid dread of open places (agora=market place) Acrophobia: morbid dread of height (akros=highest), the person: acrophobe

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Iconoclast: who abolishes the shams and myths or old customs (eikon+klaein=religious image+to

break)
Atheist: one who dont believe in God (theos=god) Agnostic: one who is confused about the existence of God (gnostos=known) Diagnosis: knowing through examination or testing (dia+gnosis=through+know) Prognosis: a prediction about how something will develop (pro=before) Monotheism: belief in one god (mono+theos=one+god) Polytheism: belief in many gods (polys+theos=many+god) Pantheism: the belief that God is not in mans image but is a combination of all forces

(pan+theos=all+god)
Theology: the study of God and religion (theos+logos) Lecher: lustful (lechier=to lick) Libidinous: lustful (libido=pleasure) Lascivious: lustful (lascivia=wantonness) Lubricious: lustful (lubricus=slippery) Licentious: lustful (licere=to be permitted) Lewd: lustful (lewd=vile) Prurient: lustful (purities=very itchy) [Type text] Page 8

Hypotension: low blood pressure (hypos=under) Hypertension: high blood pressure (hyper=over)

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Convivial: friendly, extroverted and gregarious Indefatigable: very energetic and never giving up Ingenuous: one who keeps no secret, frank, not devious Perspicacious: quick in noticing, sagacious, sapient Magnanimous: very kind and generous towards an enemy, greathearted Versatile: changeable, various, having great diversity or variety Intrepid: extremely brave and showing no fear (in+trepido=not+tremble) Trepidation: great fear, trembling Scintillating: witty, clever and delightful, having no dullness (scintilla=to spark) Urbane: polished, sophisticated (urbs=city)

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Convivium: feast, banquet, ceremonial dinner party Convivial: one who likes to attend feast and banquets and enjoying the fellowship

(con+vivo=together+to live)
Vivacious: full of the joy of living Vivid: possessing the freshness of life Revive: bring back to life Vivisection: the cutting up or other use of living animals in tests for human knowledge (sect=cut) Viviparous: producing alive babies (vivo+pareto=life+to give birth) Oviparous: producing young from eggs (ovum+pareto=egg+to give birth) Ovulate: to release egg from ovary Vital: essential for life (vita=life) Revitalize: to give new life Devitalize: to take life from Joe de vivre: joy of living (opp. ennui) (French) Bon vivant: a person who lives luxuriously Gourmand: one who enjoys food with sensual pleasure Gourmet: one who is a connoisseur of good food (choosy) Glutton: one who eats greedily or heavily Gastronome: gourmet Epicure: gourmet

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Ingenious: shrewd, clever, inventive Credulous: willingness to believe almost everything (credo=to believe) Credible: that can be believed Incredulous: attitude of skepticism, of non-belief Incredible: one that cant be believed, which is unusual that you can scarcely believe they exist Credo: personal belief, code of ethics Creed: a religious belief Credence: belief Credentials: a document providing a persons right to a title or privilege Disingenuous: dishonest, a wolf in sheeps clothing

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Conspicuous: Obvious to the eye or mind, blatant, blazing Acumen: sharpness of mind or thinking, insightfulness [Type text] Page 9

Acupuncture: insertion of a sharp needle into the body at specific point for medical purpose, stylostixis (acuo+punctus=to sharpen+point) Punctuate: to interrupt something repeatedly Punctual: right on the point of time Punctilious: meticulous, very precise, exact Pungent: strong and sharp, e.g.: the pungent whiff of goat, pungent coffee Spectacle: to look at (specto=to look) Spectacles: glasses to see easily Spectacular: worth looking at Spectator: who looks at whats happening Inspect: to look into Retrospect: to look backward Prospect: to look forward Introspective: self examining, introverted Circumspect: to look around, watchful Specious: which looks but actually is not present, gilded

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Pusillanimous: who is tiny minded, poor spirited, fearful; unmanly (pusillus+animous=tiny+mind) Suburbia: A residential district located on the outskirts of a city, suburb (sub+urbs=near+city) Interurban: between cities Intraurban: within a city Rustic: farm like, uncultured, unsophisticated, bucolic (rus,ruris=country) Rusticate: to spend time in the country; suspend temporarily Pejorative: expressing disapproval, dyslogistic

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Penury: the state of being extremely poor, pauperism, indigence Vicarious: secondhand; e.g.: vicarious feelings, vicarious fatigue, vicarious intoxication, vicarious agony (it comes when you dont have love in your life) Ephemeral: impermanent, for short time (ephemera=a may fly lives for a day) Euphemism: genteelism, not said directly if there is something vulgar or offensive Badinage: Frivolous banter, conversation or remarks that are joking and not serious; Bovine: cow like, placid Phlegmatic: stolid, describes someone who doesn't usually get emotional or excited about things, impassive Nostalgia: feeling of longing for past, aching, yearning, pining (nostos+algos=return+pain) Cacophonous: Having an unpleasant sound (kakos=bad,harsh) Clandestine: unethical, illegal, unsafe and secret activities, surreptitious, furtive, stealthy, sneaky Carnivorous: related to flesh eating, predacious, rapacious (carnis+voro=flesh+devour) Herbivorous: vegetarian, (herba+voro=herb+devour) Omnivorous: eats everything (omni+voro=all+devour) Voracious: devouring, greedy or gluttonous Asylum: A shelter from danger or hardship, refuge Multifarious: having many aspects

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Penurious: poverty stricken, impecunious, destitution, indigence, privation, pauperism Parsimonious: Excessively unwilling to spend, stingy person Indigence: A state of extreme poverty or destitution, pauperism Destitution: state of being without friends, money or prospects Affluence: richness, abundant wealth [Type text] Page 10

Opulence: lavish luxury, wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living, sumptuousness

(opulentus=wealthy) Euphony: good sound (eu+phone=good+sound)

Eulogy: good speech of praise Epilogue: a short passage or speech addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of play Euphoria: good feeling, a sense of mental buoyancy (cheerfulness) and physical well being Euthanasia: mercy killing, method of painless death inflicted on people suffering from incurable disease (eu+thanotos=good+death) Persiflage: banter, light teasing, raillery Clich: trite, banality, bromide, platitude Bromide: a trite, stilted expression Anodyne: a statement made to allay someones fear or anxieties not believed by the speaker but the listener, analgesic (an+odyne=a+pain) Anoint: to make someone holy in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them Platitude: trite remark, banal remark (platys=flat or broad) Sedative: Tending to soothe or tranquilize, ataractic, ataraxic, tranquilizing

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Leonine: like a lion in appearance or temperament (leo=lion) Canine: like a dog (canis=dog) Feline: like a cat (felis=cat) Porcine: like a pig (porus=pig) Vulpine: like a fox (vulpus=fox) Ursine: like a bear (ursus=bear) Lupine: like a wolf (lupus=wolf) Equine: like a horse (equus=horse) Piscine: like a fish (piscis=fish) Pork: meat from a pig Ursa major: great bear Ursa minor: little bear Lupus: a dangerous skin disease which eats into the flesh Phonetics: the science of the sound of language Phonics: the science of sound Omnipotent: having all powers (omnis+potens,potentis=all+powerful) Impotent: powerless Potentate: a powerful ruler, dictator Potential: possessing power Ubiquitous: omnipresent (omni,ubique=everywhere) Carnelian: a reddish gemstone, the color of red flesh (carnis=flesh) Reincarnation: rebirth, renascence Renaissance: the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature and ideas in Europe, especially northern Italy, during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries Reincarnate: to bring (a soul) back in a body Incarnate: in the flesh form, in the body form; e.g.:devil incarnate

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Enervate: mental, physiological and emotional exhaustion, debilitation Castigate: censure severely, lash at verbally, chasten, objurgate, criticize, rebuke, berate, reprimand, rail at, rant at, lash out at Derogatory: showing strong disapproval and not showing respect, disparage, belittle, denigrate Self-abnegate: denying oneself [Type text] Page 11

Recapitulate: to summarize omitting all extraneous details Vegetate: to live in the way which has no growth or joy in the life, stagnate Simulate: to copy, emulate, imitate, rival Intimate (v.): to make clear what you think or want without stating it directly Intimate (adj.): having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship Intimate (n.): a close friend (intimus=innermost) Intimidate: To compel or deter by or as if by threats, daunt Imitate: to copy, simulate Alleviate: Provide physical relief, as from pain, assuage Commiserate: sympathize, to feel or express sympathy or compassion Vacillate: to be undecided about something (esp. two things), oscillate (vacilla=swing back and

forth)
Barbiturate: an organic compound causing soporific effect, sedative-hypnotic drug Bereavement: the death of a close relation or friend, mourning, lamentation, plaint, wail Ministrations: assistance in time of difficulty, succors Vituperation: Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deepseated ill will, invective, vitriol Ennui: boredom, tedium

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Synergism: The working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects (syn+ergon=together+combining powers) Negate: to deny Capitulum: head or a heading or a title Capitulate: surrender under agreed condition Vegetation: inactivity, passive and monotonous, dull

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Dissimulate: to hide the feelings by making pretence of opposite feelings, dissemble Levity: frivolousness, frivolity, flippancy (ant.: gravity) Buffoon: A rude or vulgar fool, clown Levitation: a rising and floating in air, ascending (levis=light) Simulation: pretending, feigning, shamming (simulo=to copy, similis=similar)

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Obsequious: sycophantic, bootlicking, fawning, toadyish, kowtowing Obsequies: the mourners follow after the corpse at funeral Querulous: complaining, nagging, harping, petulant, whining (queror=to complain) Supercilious: Having or showing arrogant superiority, snobbish, prideful, cliquish, clannish, clubby

(cilium=eyelid)
Obstreperous: unmanageable; noisy and troublesome manner (strepo=to make a noise) Impecunious: having very little money; penurious Chivalrous: courteous to women; polite, honest and kind towards women (cheval=horse),

(caballus=inferior horse)
Cavalcade: a procession of persons on horseback as in a parade Cavalier: careless, haughty attitude Cavalry: horsed part of an army Innocuous: completely harmless Bibulous: addicted to drink, alcoholic Imbibe: to drink, absorb, soak up Bib: top part of an apron, covering the chest [Type text] Page 12

Cadaverous: looking pale, thin and ill, gaunt Cadaver: corpse, dead body of human Decadent: falling down, moral decay Dolorous: sorrowful, causing sadness Dolour: grief Doleful: mournful

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