Vocab test 3 -mis, -dys, -eu
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brandina12 on November 14, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 misandry | hatred of men |
| misanthrope | Hater of humanity |
| misanthropy | Hatred of humanity |
| misogamy | hatred of marrige |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| misoneism | Hatred of anything new |
| misology | hatred of argument or discussion |
| dysfunction | not working properly (organs in body) |
| dysentery | infection of the large intestine |
| dyslexia | misfunction of the brain that impairs reading |
| dyspepsia | difficulty with digestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| dystrophy | bad nutrition causing weakness |
| eugenics | the science of improving heredity |
| eulogize | to praise |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| euphemism | a good way of stating something unpleasant |
| euphonius | pleasing in sound |
| euphonia | state of being in good spirits |
| euthanasia | good/adventages death, the practice of mercy killing |
| euthenics | science improving living conditions |
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