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penuria
need, neediness
opulentus
wealthy
ephemera
dayfly
e-, ex
out
vanesco
to vanish
-esce
begin to
-ent
adj suffix
-ence
noun suffix
eu-
good
pheme
voice
-ism
noun suffix
phone
sound
ic
adj suffix
-ous
adj suffix
thanatos
death
platys
broad, flat
an-
negative prefix
odyne
pain
penurious
stingy; tight-fisted
indigent
poor; of limited means
affluent
wealthy
evanescent
fleeting
euphemistic
inoffensive
euphonious
pleasant in sound
euphoric
feeling tiptop
platitudinous
flat, trite
parsimony
stinginess
destitution
poverty
opulence
lavish luxury
evanescence
impermanence
euphony
pleasant sound
euphoria
feeling of well-being
euthanasia
painless death
platitude
trite remark
anodyne
statement intended to allay anxiety
bromide
trite statement
persiflage
light, teasing banter
eulogy
high, formal praise
penuriousnes
tightfistedness
indigence
poverty, want
affluence
wealth
parsimonious
stingy, frugal
destitute
in want
opulent
ostentatiously wealthy
vicarious
secondhand
euphonic
pleasant-sounding
eulogistic
begin to vanish
eulogize
praise
bromidic
stilted in expression
cliché
hackneyed phrase
Do penurious people satisfy their extravagant desires?
No
Is penuriousness the characteristic of a miser?
yes
If you are parsimonious with praise, do you lavish it on others?
no
Are people with extremely low incomes forced to live a life of parsimony?
yes
Is indigence a sign of wealth?
no
Are indigent people often aided by state welfare?
yes
If you live in a state of destitution, do you have all the money you need?
no
Is a completely destitute person likely to have to live in want?
yes
Does a person of affluence generally have petty money worries?
no
Are opulent surroundings indicative of great wealth?
yes
Can you engage in vicarious exploits by reading spy novels?
yes
Does an evanescent feeling remain for a considerable time?
no
Do parents generally indulge in euphemisms in front of young children?
yes
Is poetry generally euphonious?
yes
Does a sincere eulogy indicate one’s feeling of admiration?
yes
Is euphoria a feeling of malaise?
no
Is euthanasia practiced on animals?
yes
Is persiflage an indication of seriousness?
no
Does a liberal use of clichés show original thinking?
no
Is an anodyne intended to relieve fears?
yes
Is a platitude flat and dull?
yes
If a person uses bromides, is he likely to be an interesting conversationalist?
no
If you indulge in persiflage, are you being facetious?
yes
Are the works of Beethoven considered euphonious?
yes
Can parents receive a vicarious thrill from their children’s triumphs?
yes
a statement, usually untrue, meant to alleviate fear
anodyne
light banter
persiflage
a hackneyed phrase
cliche
fleeting—lasting a very short time (adj.)
evanescent
laudatory—delivered in tones of formal praise (adj.)
eulogistic
process of painlessly putting to death a victim of an incurable disease
euthanasia
stingy (adj.)
parsimonious, penurious
in want (adj.)
destitute
wealth
affluence
immense wealth
opulence
adverb describing the manner of responding empathetically to another’s acts
vicariously
stinginess (noun)
parsimony, penuriousness, indigence, destitution
impermanence
evanescence
pleasing sound
euphony
substituting inoffensive words (adj.)
euphemistic
sense of well-being
euphoria
trite remark
bromide
banal remark
platitude
begin to vanish (v.)
evanesce
poverty-stricken (adj.)
indigent
wealthy (two adjs.)
afluent, opulent
feeling tiptop (adj.)
euphoric
pleasant in sound (adj.)
euphonic, euphonious
formal praise
eulogy
trite (adj.)
bromidic
flat, dull (adj.)
platitudinous
to praise
eulogize