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22 Cards in this Set
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benefactor
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someone who gives a generous goft or sum of money
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benediction
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a spokeb blessing such as a minister or priest might say at the end of a worship service
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beneficial
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advantageous; helpful
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beneficiary
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someone who receives a gift or inheritance
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benefit
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a helpful aspect; a social function yo raise money for a charity
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benevolent
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kind, generous, good-natured
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benign
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gentile, peaceful, not cancerous
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benison
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an actual thing or event that is a blessing (not just words or wishes)
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malady
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illness
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malapropism
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a humorous, accidental use of one word when another similar one was meant
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malediction
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a spoken curse
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malfeasance
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inappropriate behavior by a public official
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malformed
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shaped abnormally
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malice
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the desire to see another suffer
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malignant
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evil, cancerous
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malingering
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pretending to be unable to work
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malocclusion
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a bad fit between the top and bottom teeth
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malodorous
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stinky
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dysentery
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a disease accompanied by severe diarrhea
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dysfunctional
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unable to behave normally
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dyslexia
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learning disability that affects reading (switching letters, etc)
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dystopia
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an imaginary place where people are wretched and fearful
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