37.1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Pug
Means:Run away
Ize
To make, cause
Luc
Light or shine
Nepo
Nephew
Opia
Sight
Pusill
Small; weak
Sed/Sid
Sit
Thanatos
Death
Vac
Empty
Viv
Life
Subterfuge
A clever trick used to evade a rule, escape consequences, hide something else
Aggrandize
To make great or greater in power, honor, rank , or wealth
Elucidate
To make clear or explain, especially something that is hard to understand
Nepotism
Favoritism shown on the basis of family relationships
Myopia
Nearsightedness, narrow mindedness, intole, once lack of foresight
Pusillanimous
Lacking courage or resolution, cowardly
Sedentary
Characterized by or requiring much sitting
Euthanasia
The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die on animal or person suffering or incurable condition
Vacuous
Without contents, empty, lacking in ideas or intelligence
Bonvivant
A person who enjoys a luxurious and social lifestyle