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This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix EU meaning PLEASANT,WELL & GOOD. Look at No. 2 and you will find the charmer for whose sake so many changes have been made in the pronunciation of words - assimilation for the sake of EUPHONY. Euphony is a lovely word to hear and say and read. The last word in the list- EUREKA! Is always spoken and written with an exclamation point. It was spoken by Archimedes when he discovered a method of determining the purity of the gold in a king’s crown. I hope that when you will have finished this book you will have found a method to an excellent vocabulary and you will exclaim, EUREKA!


1. Eulogy : EU logy (yue’ lo jee) n.

Words of praise, especially for the dead


2. Euphony : EU phony (yue’ fo nee) n.

A pleasant sound


3. Euphonious : EU phonious (yue foe’ nee us) adj.

Full of pleasing sound; harmonious


4. Euphemism : EU phemism (yue’ fe miz um) n.

The use of a pleasant word instead of one that is harsh or offensive


5. Euphemistic : EU phemistic (yue fe mis’ tik) adj.

In the manner of euphemism“passing on" instead of “dying"


6. Euphemistically : EU phemistically (yue fe mis’ ti ka lee) adv.

In the manner of euphemism


7. Eugeny : EU geny (ue’ je ni) n.

Nobility of birth


8. Eudora : EU dora (ue doe’ ra) n.

A feminine name meaning “a good gift"


9. Eugene : EU gene (ue jene’) n.

A masculine name meaning “well born"


10. Eugenics : EU genics (yue jen’ iks) n.

Breeding for race improvement



11. Eulalia : EU lalia (ue lay’ li a)

A feminine name meaning “pleasant speech"


12. Euharmonic : EU harmonic (ue har mon’ ik) adj.

Producing perfect harmony


13. Euphoria : EU phoria (yue for’ ee a) n.

A feeling of well-being


14. EYrythmics : EU rythmics (yu rith’ miks) n.

The art of graceful movements; as those in dancing


15. Eucrasia : EU crasia (ue kray’ zhi a) n.

A state of physical well-being


16. Eudaemony : EU daemony (us dee’ mo ni) n.

A state of happiness; well-being


17. Eumenides : EU menides (yu men’ i deze) n.

The gracious ones. The Greek euphemism for the Furies, used in an attempt at appeasing them


18. Eupepsia : EU pepsia (yu pep’ sha) n.

Good digestion


19. Euthanasia : EU thanasia (yue tha nay’ zhee a) n.

Painless putting to death; mercy killing


20. Eureka : EU reka (yu ree’ ka) n.

An expression of triumph, meaning “I have found it!" said by Archimedes

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