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SAT word list
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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