Aegis: protection, sponsorship

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Chapter 6
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Aegis protection, sponsorship

• Since the adult Zeus covered his shield with this
  goats skin (aigis is Greek for goatskin),
  which made the shield invulnerable, Zeus shield
  was known as the aegis.
• Synonyms guardianship, support, patronage,
  auspices

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• Our ambassadors are under the aegis of the United
  States government.

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Auspicious favorable, promising a good outcome

• The word auspicious devies from the Latin avis
  ( bird) and specio (see). The Romans
  dissected birds, for they thought the birds
  internal organs predicted events.
• Synonyms promising, encouraging, propitious
• Related word opportune

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• A student who gets all As in his/her first
  semester has an auspicious beginning in college.

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Jaded wearied, dulled, or bored by having too
much

• The word jaded derives from tired, worn-out
  horses. Norse jalda meant mare.
• Syn Worn-out, overindulged, satiated

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• Americans are so jaded with sweets, spices, and
  refined foods, that they have no appetite for a
  wholesome diet.
• Children jaded with an overabundance of toys
  cannot appreciate any gift.

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Atone make up (for a wrong)

• Originally, atonement meant at-one-ment with
  God, in other words reconciled for in peaceful
  harmony with God.
• Syn make amends, make reparations, expiate

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• On Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, Jews
  fast and pray that God will forgive their sins.

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Lewd obscene, indecent, lustful

• Lewd comes from Old English laewede, meaning
  lay or not of the church.
• Syn vulgar, smutty, lascivious

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• Lewd songs have indecent sexual overtones.

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Succinct Briefly and clearly expressed

• The ancient Romans wore a loose garment, somewhat
  like a long shirt called a tunic. When the Romans
  wanted to shorten their tunics so as to move more
  freely, they would tuck up the tunic under the
  cinctura.
• Syn brief, concise, terse
• Related laconic

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• Teachers of freshman composition continually tell
  their students to cut out wordiness and be
  succinct.

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Prevaricate stray from the truth mislead

• Prevaricate derives from Latin varicus
  (straddling) which came from varus (bent), a
  term applied to a knock-kneed or crooked-legged
  person who did not walk straight.
• Syn lie, misinform, equivocate

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• Government officials prevaricated during the
  Senate hearing in order to cover up their illegal
  actions.

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Aloof reserved, detached, unconcerned

• Aloof comes from a (towards) and the Dutch
  word loef (to windward). Aloof thus derives
  from a nautical term meaning to head the ship
  into the wind so as to keep distance from the
  shore.
• Syn removed, unresponsive, indifferent

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• Some people may appear cold and aloof although in
  reality they are merely shy.

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Jovial full of hearty humor and fun jolly

• Jove (Jupiter), on the other hand, went on to
  joyfully lord the heavens.
• Syn merry, cheerful, jocular

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• No one would hire a frowning, saturnine man to
  play the part of jovial, jolly Santa Claus.

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Saturnine gloomy, grave

• Foremost among these Titans was Cronus, whose
  Roman name is Saturn.
• Syn moody, sulky, morose

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• My boss never smiles he is the gloomiest, most
  saturnine man I know.

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Eulogy speech or writing in praise of someone or
something, especially of one who has died
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Euphemism pleasant, mild, or inoffensive
expression substituted from an unpleasant or
offensive one
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Eugenics science of improving a breed or species
through selection of parents
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Euphoria feeling of complete well-being , great
happiness
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Euthanasia mercy killing, painlessly putting to
death someone suffering from a prolonged and
incurable condition