english exam vocabulary 5+6

aegis

protection, sponsorship

auspicious

favorable, promising a good outcome

jaded

wearied, dulled, or bored by having too much

atone

make up (for a wrong)

lewd

obscene, indecent, lustful

succinct

briefly and clearly expressed

prevaricate

stay from the truth; mislead

aloof

reserved, detached, unconcerned

jovial

full of hearty humor and fun; jolly

saturnine

gloomy, grave

eulogy

speech or writing in praise of someone or something, especially of one who has died

euphemism

pleasant, mild, or inoffensive expression substituted for an unpleasant or offensive one

eugenics

science of improving a breed or species through selection of parents

euphoria

feeling of complete well-being, great happiness, bliss

euthanasia

mercy killing; painlessly putting to death someone suffering from a prolonged and incurable condition

atone

make amends

jovial

full of hearty humor and fun; jolly

atone

make up (for a wrong)

saturnine

gloomy, grave

aloof

reserved, detached, unconcerned

succinct

briefly and clearly expressed

amazon

large, strong, aggressive woman

iconoclast

attacker of traditional or cherished beliefs, institutions, ideas

sardonic

mockingly bitter or scornful, sarcastic

supercilious

scornfully looking down on others; disdainfully superior

nemesis

agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing

procrastinate

put off till later

panacea

remedy for all desires, sufferings, troubles

capricious

changeable, unpredictable

introvert

one who is mainly concerned with self-examination and one's own inner life rather than others

extrovert

one who's interests and thoughts are mainly with other people and things outside oneself rather than with one's own inner life

benediction

blessing, especially at the end of a religious service

benevolent

desiring to do good; kind, generous

beneficiary

person who receives benefits

benefactor

person who gives help or financial aid

beneficence

goodness, kindness

amazon (syn)

powerful woman, athletic woman, virago (syn)

iconoclast (syn)

revolutionary, rebel, radical, dissenter (syn)

sardonic (syn)

sneering, mocking, contemptuous, derisive (syn)

supercilious (syn)

Scornful; contemptuous; haughty (syn)

nemesis (syn)

downfall, destruction, retribution (syn)

procrastinate (syn)

delay, postpone, defer (syn)

panacea (syn)

universal remedy, cure-all, nostrum (syn)

capricious (syn)

impulsive, flighty, whimsical (syn)

introvert (syn)

shy person, self-observer, self-scrutinizer (syn)

extrovert (syn)

socializer, outgoing person, gregarious person (syn)

amazon (WH)

Comes from the Greek women who would burn or cut off their right breasts to draw their bows more easily (WH)

iconoclast (WH)

Comes from the Greek words for "image" and "breaker"

sardonic (WH)

Comes from the plant that would cause the victim's face to be twisted into an agonizing grin.

supercilious (WH)

Comes from the Latin words for "over/above" and "eyelid"

nemesis (WH)

Comes from the Greek goddess of revenge (WH)

procrastinate (WH)

Comes from the Latin words "for" and "tomorrow"

Panacea (WH)

Comes from the Greek goddess of healing; her plant could cure all diseases (WH)

Capricious (WH)

Comes from the astrological sign of the goal (WH)

introvert (WH)

Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "inside"

Extrovert (WH)

Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "outside"