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Saladin:
Benefactor

Bene means good.

Fact means to make.


Therefore, benefactor means to make good. And that is very closely what it means. It means someone who helps others.

Saladin:
Benediction

Bene means good.

Edict means declaration.

So, benediction means a declaration of something good. And that is very much what it means.

It means an expression of good intent. :D

Saladin:
Euphemism. Eu-good, pheme-speech

Used to describe poetry a lot.

It basically means stating something in a less offensive or hurtful way.

Basically it means a substitution for an offensive with an inoffensive one.

Like, "Sorry your dad died", instead you say "Sorry to hear your dad passed away"

vikid-e-vik:
precocious-talented beyond one's age
pre-before\early
cocious-talented

Arthur Bon Zavi:
This will enrich vocabulary, surely. ;)

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