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euphemism
a polite word used instead of a harsh or offensive one
euthanasia
ending someone's life painlessly to stop their suffering
euphonious
pleasant or nice to listen to
eulogy
a speech praising someone who died
isocracy
a government where everyone has equal political power
isometric
having equal measurements on all sides
isochromatic
having the same color throughout
isodynamic
having equal force or energy
isopod
a small bug
noxious
harmful or poisonous
nuisance
something or someone annoying or inconvenient
pernicious
slowly and subtly harmful
internecine
conflict happening within a group that hurts everyone involved
obloquy
harsh public criticism or verbal attack
obverse
the front side of a coin; the opposite side of something
obfuscate
to confuse or make something hard to understand on purpose
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change your mind
obtuse
slow to understand things
occlude
to block or close off
opprobrium
public disgrace or harsh criticism
occult
relating to supernatural or hidden powers
neurosis
an emotional disorder that causes distress but not loss of reality
meiosis
cell division that creates reproductive cells with half the normal chromosomes
mitosis
cell division that creates two identical copies of a cell
preside
to lead or be in charge of something
preponderate
to outweigh or be greater in number or importance
preempt
to act first so someone else cannot
predilection
a personal preference or liking for something
retrocede
to move backward; to give territory back to its former owner
retrograde
moving backward or declining to a worse state
retrogress
to go back to an earlier, less developed condition
retroversion
a reversal or return to an earlier state
interpose
to put something between two things; to step in and intervene
interstice
a small gap or space between things
malefactor
a person who does something wrong or commits a crime
malevolent
wanting to cause harm; evil
paucity
a very small amount of something; scarcity
pusillanimous
cowardly; lacking courage
puerile
childish or immature
percolate
to slowly pass through something; to gradually spread
perforate
to punch holes through something
perennial
lasting for years; coming back again and again
perspicacious
sharp, perceptive, and quick to understand things
inauspicious
having a bad or unlucky start
subjugate
to take control of someone, usually by force
subliminal
below conscious awareness; happening without you realizing it
substratum
an underlying base or foundation layer
subordinate
lower in rank; to place someone below others
subcontract
to hire another person or company to do part of your work
tangential
barely related to the main point; going off on a side topic
contiguous
touching or directly next to something
contingent
dependent on something else happening first
tenacity
determination; refusing to give up
pertinent
directly relevant to what is being discussed
sustenance
food or support needed to survive
vivacious
lively and full of energy
viviparous
giving birth to live young instead of laying eggs
convivial
friendly and cheerful; good for social settings