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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Malice | Desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness. He struck it home and deep, with all the Malice of an angry God. |
| Benefit | Something that is advantageous or good; An advantage. Not for the benefit of the harasser, of course, but for your own safety. |
| Equate | To regard, treat, or represent as equivalent. It takes a strange mentality to equate that with a seriously ill human being. |
| Beneficial | conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful. We can try to improve things that are beneficial to Turkers |
| Benign | Having a kindly disposition; gracious. The children came to her as to an omnipotent and benign being. |
| Malpractice | Any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse. Every decision carries with it an implied threat of malpractice litigation. |
| Equivocal | Of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious. His answer was equivocal as Paul said his wife didn't want him to run. |
| Malign | To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame. Timor is overjoyed at the malign trouble he and his friends have caused. |
| benefactor | A person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. If he ceases to be a neighbour, he is still a benefactor and a customer. |
| Equitable | Characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable. Successful nations have built a strong and equitable public school system. |
| Malicious | Full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful. Malicious fate does oft devise To beat the brave, and fool the wise. |
| Equity | The quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality. Coyle Pardon me, the legal estate you have your equity of redemption. |
| Benevolent | Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. And I hadn't asked the benevolent old gentleman where he lived. |