Word: Benevolent

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• Word Benevolent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation buh-nev-uh-luh nt
• Origins
• Latin bene (well good) vol (wish)
• Related Forms Benevolence (n) benevolently
  (adv)
• Sentence Although she ruled absolutely, the
  benevolent monarch made sure that all of her
  subjects had plenty of food, warm places to live,
  and safety from danger.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• --1. intending or showing goodwill kindly
  friendly
• --2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather
  than making profit charitable (The Red Cross is
  a benevolent organization)

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• Word Adversary
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation ad-ver-ser-ee
• Origins
• Latin ad (to, towards) vertere (to turn)
• Related Forms Adversarial (adj) adverse (adj)
• Sentence When she heard about another serial
  killer hunting in her territory, Umkulthoum vowed
  to track down this new adversary and disembowel
  him or her.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a person, group, or force that opposes or
  attacks opponent enemy foe a person, group,
  etc., that is an opponent in a contest.

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• Word Omniscient
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation Om-nish-ent
• Origins
• Latin Omni (all) Scire (to know)
• Related Forms Omniscience (n) Omnisciently
  (adv)
• Sentence The Christmas carols tell of an
  omniscient Santa Clause He sees you when youre
  sleeping, he knows when youre awake. He knows
  when youve been bad or good.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Having or possessing unlimited (or seemingly
  unlimited) knowledge or understanding

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• Word Altruistic
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation al-troo-is-tik
• Origins
• Latin alter (other)
• Related Forms Altruism (n) Altruistically (adv)
• Sentence The altruistic hostage stayed behind to
  fight off Umkulthoum while allowing the other
  hostages to escape from the basement dungeon.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the
  welfare of others (opposed to egoistic )

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• Word Benefactor
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation ben-uh-fak-ter
• Origins
• Latin bene (good/well) fac (to make)
  or (one who does)
• Related Forms
• Sentence As she wrote them a very generous
  check, Umkulthoum laughed to think how shocked
  the Society for the Advancement of Amputees would
  be if they knew how many amputees their secret
  benefactor had created.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1 -- a person who confers a benefit kindly
  helper.
• 2 -- a person who supports or helps a person,
  institution, etc, esp by giving money patron

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• Word Chivalrous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation shiv-uh l-ruh s
• Origins
• Latin caballarius (man on horseback (from
  caball (horse)))
• Related Forms Chivalry (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoum was impressed by the
  chivalrous behavior of her neighbor when he
  rescued her during a mugging, even though she was
  disappointed that she wouldnt get to kill her
  muggers.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. having the qualities of chivalry, as courage,
  courtesy, and loyalty.
• 2. considerate and courteous to women gallant.
• 3. gracious and honorable toward an enemy,
  especially a defeated one, and toward the weak or
  poor.

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• Word Embark
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation em-bahrk
• Origins
• Latin em (to cause to be in on all sides,
  completely) barca (barge) (derived from
  Coptic, to Egyptian, to Greek, to Latin)
• Related Forms Embarkation (n) disembark (v)
• Sentence Moments after she embarked on the
  cruise ship, Umkulthoum embarked on her career as
  a sociopathic killer, strangling a cabin boy with
  the straps of a life preserver.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle,
  as for a journey.
• 2. to start an enterprise, business, etc.

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• Word Stately
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation steyt-lee
• Origins
• Latin Stare (To Stand)
• Related Forms Stateliness (n)
• Sentence Throughout time, kings and queens have
  maintained a stately throne room in order to
  impress and intimidate the petitioners who come
  before them.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• majestic imposing in magnificence, elegance,
  etc. dignified.

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• Word Ambidextrous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation am-bi-dek-struh s
• Origins
• Latin ambi (Both) dexter (on the right
  (right as in direction (left/right) as well as
  right as in correct favorable))
• Related Forms Ambidextrously (adv)
  ambidextrousness (n)
• Sentence One advantage that she had over her
  sister was that the ambidextrous Umkulthoum could
  throw knives equally well with both hands.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Able to use both hands equally well

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• Word Deploy
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation dih-ploi
• Origins
• Latin de (separate, removal, un, negative)
  Plicare (to fold) (To unfold))
• Related Forms Deployment (n) deployable (adj)
  deployabitlity (n)
• Sentence President Kennedy instituted a naval
  blockade when Khrushchev and the Soviet Union
  tried to deploy nuclear missles on Cuba.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1 -- to arrange or spread out in a position of
  readiness, or to move strategically or
  appropriately
• 2 -- to come into a position ready for use the
  plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

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• Word Condolence
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation kuh n-doh-luh ns
• Origins
• Latin con (with) dolor (to feel pain)
  ence (state or condition or quality)
• Related Forms Condole (v)
• Sentence Umkulthoum surprised her sister by
  extending condolences to Trevors mother at
  Trevors funeral.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Often, condolences. expression of sympathy
  with a person who is suffering sorrow,
  misfortune, or grief.

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• Word Implicate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation im-pli-keyt
• Origins
• Latin Im (in) Plicare (to fold)
• Related Forms Imply (v) implication (n)
  implicit (adj)
• Sentence Umkulthoum had such a bad reputation in
  high school that just sitting next to her in
  class was enough to implicate someone in being
  involved in her activities.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To show to be also involved, usually in an
  incriminating manner to be implicated in a
  crime.

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• Word Scrutinize
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation skroot-n-ahyz
• Origins
• Latin Scrutari (to search) ize (to subject
  to (as a process))
• Related Forms Scrutiny (n) scrutinizer (n)
  scrutinization (n)
• Sentence The forensic accountant took seven
  months to scrutinize Umkulthoums bank accounts,
  looking for any evidence he could find that may
  tell where she was hiding the money.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To examine in detail with careful or critical
  attention.

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• Word Reprehensible
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation rep-ri-hen-suh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin re (again) prehendere (to
  seize/grab) ible (capable of, susceptible of,
  fit for, tending to, given to)
• Related Forms Reprehensibly (adv)
  reprehensibility (n) reprehensibleness (n)
• Sentence As he watched his two-year-old foster
  son play basketball, he pondered how
  reprehensible it was that someone had blackened
  the boys eye and covered his body with burns and
  abrasions.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Open to criticism or rebuke blameworthy

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• Word Placate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation pley-keyt
• Origins
• Latin placare (to quiet, calm, appease)
  ate (cause to become)
• Related Forms Placatingly (adv), implacable
  (adj)
• Sentence When Umkulthoum was a fussy infant, her
  mother would often give her a plush toy shaped
  like a baseball bat in order to placate the
  screaming child.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to appease or pacify, especially by concessions
  or conciliatory gestures

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• Word Animosity
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation an-uh-mos-i-tee
• Origins
• Latin animus (mind, spirit, courage, passion,
  wrath) ity (condition or quality of being
  _____)
• Related Forms
• Sentence Umkulthoums mother constantly telling
  Umkulthoum to be more like her sister fed the
  animosity between the girls.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity
  that tends to display itself in action

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• Word Vivacious
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation vi-vey-shuh s
• Origins
• Latin Viv (alive (Vit life)) -ous (full
  of, or possessing)
• Related Forms Vivaciousness (n) vivaciously
  (adv)
• Sentence Although Umkulthoum was prettier, her
  sisters vivacious soul and obvious love of life
  made her far more attractive to Trevor.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• full of high spirits and animation lively or
  vital

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• Word Pretext
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation pree-tekst
• Origins
• Latin pre (in front)
• Sanskrit Tek (to make) ? Latin Texura (web
  (from texere (to weave)))
• Related Forms
• Sentence Umkulthoum posed her sister in front of
  the Federal Building downtown as a pretext to
  allow Umkulthoum to take pictures of the security
  measures at the front entrance.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a fictitious reason given in order to conceal
  the real one

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• Word Protrude
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation proh-trood
• Origins
• Latin pro (forward out) trudere (thrust)
• Related Forms Protrusion (n) protruding (adj)
• Sentence As the tumor grew in Nigels abdomen,
  it caused his stomach to protrude over his belt.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To push or thrust outward

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• Word Apathy
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation ap-uh-thee
• Origins
• Greek a (without un) pathos (emotion
  feeling suffering)
• Related Forms apathetic (adj) apathetically
  (adv)
• Sentence People who thought she was normal and
  didnt realize that she was a sociopath were
  always surprised by Umkulthoums dry-eyed apathy
  at funerals.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things
  generally considered interesting or moving
  absence of emotion

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• Word Deviate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation dee-vee-eyt
• Origins
• Latin de (separate, removal, un, negative)
  vi (road, way)
• Related Forms Deviation (n) deviant (n/adj)
  deviate (n)
• Sentence Once Umkulthoum had decided on a
  victim, nothing could make her deviate from that
  choice, not even her sisters pleading or the
  threat of police intervention.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course,
  etc.
• 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure,
  course of action, or acceptable norm.
• 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or
  reasoning.

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• Word Affiliated
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation uh-fil-ee-ey-tid
• Origins
• Latin af (toward) fil (son) ate
  (suffix to make a verb from a noun or adjective)
  ed (suffix that makes an adjective indicating
  a condition or quality resulting from the action
  of a verb) (In Latin meant Adopted as a son.)
• Related Forms Affiliation (n) Affiliate (v)
• Sentence When the mayor was brought up on
  corruption charges, everyone who was affiliated
  with him, whether a friend or a family member,
  was made the subject of a thorough investigation.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• being in close formal or informal association
  related

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• Word Indelible
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation in-del-uh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin in (not negative) del (destroy)
  -ble (capable of being)
• Related Forms Indelibly (adv)
• Sentence The horrific crime scene the
  investigators found in Umkulthoums basement left
  an indelible memory that haunted them for the
  rest of their lives.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed,
  or the like
• 2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten,
  changed, or the like

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• Word Magnanimous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation mag-nan-uh-muh s
• Origins
• Latin Magn (Large great) anim (soul)
  ous (having, full of, or characterized by)
• Related Forms Magnanimously (adv)
  magnanimousness (n)
• Sentence In a magnanimous gesture, after the
  Tigers lost to the Red Sox, the Tigers players
  all pitched in to buy a full-page ad in the news
  paper wishing the Red Sox good luck in the world
  series.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• generous in forgiving an insult or injury free
  from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
  high-minded noble

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• Word Finite
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation fahy-nahyt
• Origins
• Latin Finis (End)
• Related Forms Infinite (adj) infinity (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoums sister knew that
  Umkulthoums patience was finite, so Umkulthoums
  sister made sure never to annoy Umkulthoum for
  too long, lest there be trouble
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Having bounds or limits not infinite
  measurable subject to limitations or conditions,
  as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of
  nature

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• Word Augment
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation awg-ment
• Origins
• Latin augere (to increase/make large/enrich)
• Related Forms Augmented (adj) augmentation (n)
• Sentence Seeking to augment the already large
  volume of evidence against Umkulthoum, Trevor
  went to a judge to get permission to tap her
  phones and intercept all of her emails.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to make larger enlarge in size, number,
  strength, or extent increase

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• Word Belligerent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation buh-lij-er-uh nt
• Origins
• Latin Bellum (war) gerere (to conduct, to
  bear, to carry) -ant(-ent) (causing or
  performing an action or existing in a certain
  condition)
• Related Forms Belligerently (adv) belligerence
  (n)
• Sentence Given the horrific, violent crimes of
  which Umkulthoum was accused, Trevor thought she
  would be more belligerent, but she was
  surprisingly passive and peaceful during
  questioning.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• warlike given to waging war of warlike
  character aggressively hostile

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• Word Duplicity
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation doo-plis-i-tee
• Origins
• Latin Du (two) plex (having parts or
  units) -ity (having the condition or quality
  of being ______)
• Related Forms Duplicate (v/n) duplicitous
  (adj)
• Sentence Tired of Umkulthoums duplicity, her
  sister and Trevor both confronted her so she
  would finally have to tell them the same story.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. Deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by
  speaking or acting in two different ways to
  different people concerning the same matter
  double-dealing.
• 2. The state or quality of having two elements
  or parts being twofold or double.

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• Word Impervious
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation im-pur-vee-uh s
• Origins
• Latin im (not) per (through, utterly,
  very) vi(a) (road) ous (having, full of,
  characterized by)
• Related Forms Imperviousness (adj) imperviously
  (adv)
• Sentence The woman thought her husband was
  impervious to emotional pain, so she was
  surprised to see him break down when the dog
  died.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. not permitting penetration or passage
  impenetrable.
• 2. incapable of being injured or impaired.

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• Word Coerce
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation koh-urs
• Origins
• Latin co (with together jointly) arcere
  (to keep in to keep away (from arca
  (arkthink Noah or Indiana Jones)))
• Related Forms Coercion (n) Coerced (adj)
• Sentence Don Corleone would coerce people to
  sign contracts by telling them that in 30
  seconds, either their brains or their signatures
  would be on a piece of paper.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to compel by force, intimidation, or authority,
  especially without regard for individual desire
  or volition

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• Word Bequeath
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation bih-kweeth
• Origins
• Old English be- (cause to be) Old High
  German quidan (to say)
• Related Forms Bequest (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoum and her sister knew that
  when their parents died they would bequeath to
  the girls 500 acres of swampland filled with
  shallow graves.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To dispose of (personal property, especially
  money) by last will to hand down pass on to
  leave to

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• Word Inopportune
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation in-op-er-toon
• Origins
• Latin in (not) op (toward, to) portus
  (harbor, haven)
• Related Forms Opportune (adj) opportunistic
  (adj)
• Sentence Sebastian hoped his girlfriend wouldnt
  call at an inopportune moment while he was out
  for the night on a date with his wife.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• not opportune inappropriate inconvenient
  untimely or unseasonable

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• Word Ominous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation om-uh-nuh s
• Origins
• Latin omen (sign or portent) ous (having,
  full of, or characterized by)
• Related Forms Ominously (adv)
• Sentence The bloodstains on the front porch of
  the house were an ominous sign of what the FBI
  would find inside.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. portending evil or harm foreboding
  threatening inauspicious
• 2. indicating the nature of a future event, for
  good or evil having the significance of an omen
  being a portent

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• Word Premeditated
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation pri-med-i-tey-tid
• Origins
• Latin pre (before) meditari (to
  ponder/think)
• Related Forms Premeditation (n)
• Sentence Because she stalked Sebastian for
  months and laid in wait for him in his own
  basement, Umkulthoum was charged with
  premeditated murder, even though she claimed it
  was an impulse killing
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• done deliberately planned in advance

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• Word Rampant
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation ram-puh nt
• Origins
• Old French ramper (to creep, climb, or rear)
• Related Forms Rampantly (adv) Rampage (n)
• Sentence When their teachers were locked in the
  classroom, the three-year-olds ran rampant
  through the building, tearing everything off the
  walls and coloring on every available surface.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. violent in action or spirit raging
  furious a rampant leopard.
• 2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds.

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• Word Defamation
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation def-uh-mey-shuh n
• Origins
• Latin de- (apart, away, negative) fama
  (talk, public opinion, repute) -ion (a
  condition of being)
• Related Forms Defame (v) Defamatory (adj)
• Sentence When Trevor spread the false rumor that
  Umkulthoum was a meth dealer, Umkulthoum
  successfully sued him for defamation.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• false or unjustified injury of the good
  reputation of another, as by slander (spoken
  word) or libel (printed word)

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• Word Renounce
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation ri-nouns
• Origins
• Latin re (againbut also back) nuntiare
  (to announce/report)
• Related Forms Renunciation (n)
• Sentence After it was clear she had an
  addiction, Umkulthoum renounced her life of crime
  and swore that never again would she harm another
  humanother than Trevorand Sebastian.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to give up or put aside voluntarily to give up
  by formal declaration to repudiate disown

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• Word Vehement
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation vee-uh-muh nt
• Origins
• Latin vehere (to carry) OR (vehe (lacking
  or wanting) mens (mind))
• Related Forms Vehemently (adv) vehemence (n)
• Sentence When accused of being unfaithful to
  Trevor, Umkulthoums sister immediately began to
  shout vehement denials of her infidelity.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• strongly emotional intense or passionate
  zealous ardent impassioned characterized by
  rancor or anger violent