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BENE
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BENE is Latin for "well". A benefit is a good result or effect. Something beneficial produces good results or effects. The Latin root can be heard in other languages as well: "Good!" or "Fine!" in Spanish is "Bueno!"; in French, it's "Bon!"; and in Italian, just say "Bene!".
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benediction
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A prayer that asks for God's blessing, especially a prayer that concludes a worship service.
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benefactor
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Someone who helps another person or group, especially by giving money.
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beneficiary
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A person or organization that benefits or is expected to benefit from something, especially one that receives money or property when someone dies.
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benevolence
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Kindness, generosity.
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AM
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AM comes from the Latin amare, "to love". The Roman god of love was known by two different names, Cupid and Amor. Amiable means "friendly or good-natured", and amigo is Spanish for "friend".
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amicable
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Friendly, peaceful.
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enamored
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Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.
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amorous
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Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love.
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paramour
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A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom.
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BELL
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BELL comes from the Latin word meaning "war". Bellona was the little-known Roman goddess of war; her husband, Mars, was the god of war.
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antebellum
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Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War(1861-65).
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bellicose
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Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome.
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belligerence
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Aggressive, combativeness.
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rebellion
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Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing in authority.
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PAC
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PAC is related to the Latin words for "agree" and "peace". The Pacific Ocean — that is, the "Peaceful Ocean" — was named by Ferdinand Magellan because it seemed so calm after he had sailed through the storms near Cape Horn. (Magellan obviously had never witnessed a Pacific typhoon.)
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pacify
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(1) To soothe anger or agitation. (2) To subdue by armed action.
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pacifist
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A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds.
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pact
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An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or to resolve a dispute.
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pace
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Contrary to the opinion of.
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CRIM
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CRIM comes from the Latin words for "fault or crime" or "accusation". It's obvious where the root shows up most commonly in English. A crime is an act forbidden by the government, which the government itself will punish you for, and for which you may be branded a criminal. A crime is usually more serious than a tort(see TORT, p. 488), a "civil wrong" for which the wronged person must himself sue if he wants to get repaid in some way.
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criminology
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The study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.
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decriminalize
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To remove or reduce the criminal status of.
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incriminate
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To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault.
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recrimination
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(1) A accusation in answer to an accusation made against oneself. (2) The making of such an accusation.
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PROB
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PROB comes from the Latin words for "prove or proof" and "honesty or integrity". A probe, whether it's a little object for testing electrical circuits or a spacecraft headed for Mars, is basically something that's looking for evidence or proof. And probable originally described something that wasn't certain but might be "provable".
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approbation
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A formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm.
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probate
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The process of proving in court that the will of someone who has died is valid, and of administering the estate of a dead person.
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probity
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Absolute honesty and uprightness.
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reprobate
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A person of thoroughly bad character.
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GRAV
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GRAV comes from the Latin word meaning "heavy, weight, serious". Gravity is, of course, what makes things heavy, and without it there wouldn't be any life on earth, since nothing would stay on earth at all. This doesn't stop us from yelling in outrage when the familiar laws of gravity cause something to drop to the floor and break.
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grave
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(1) Requiring serious thought or concern. (2) Serious and formal in appearance or manner.
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gravitas
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Great or very dignified seriousness.
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gravitate
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To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.
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aggravate
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(1) To make (an injury, problem, etc.) more serious or severe. (2) To annoy or bother.
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LEV
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LEV comes from the Latin adjective levis, meaning "light", and the verb levare, meaning "to raise or lighten". So a lever is a bar used to lift something, by means of leverage. And levitation is the magician's trick in which a body seems to rise into the air by itself.
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alleviate
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To lighten, lesson, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.
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elevation
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(1) The height of a place. (2) The act or result of lifting or raising someone or something.
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cantilever
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A long piece of wood, metal, etc., that sticks out from a wall to support something above it.
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levity
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Lack of appropriate seriousness.
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cicerone
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A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen.
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hector
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To bully or harass by bluster or personal pressure.
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hedonism
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An attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal.
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nestor
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A senior figure or leader in one's field.
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spartan
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Marked by simplicity, avoidance of luxury, and often strict self-discipline or self-denial.
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stentorian
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Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.
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stoic
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Seeming indifferent to pleasure or pain.
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sybaritic
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Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.
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