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Words Definitions
| word | Definition | sentences |
|---|---|---|
| benefit | an advantage or profit gained from something. | Actions done with malice have no good intention. |
| equate | to be the same as or equivalent to another. | The pain in his chest couldn't equate with the pain and distress shooting through him like cold fire. |
| malady | a disease or ailment. | Jane created a fake malady so she would not have to go to work. |
| beneficial | resulting in good. | Rolling the land is beneficial to young crops. |
| benigin | gentle and kindly. | The doctor has confirmed that my tumor on the right shoulder is of a benign nature. |
| malpractice | an injurious, negligent, or improper practice. | She refuted any allegations of malpractice. |
| equivocal | open to more than one interpretation. | Many were equivocal about the idea. |
| malign | evil in nature or effect. | Foreign domination had a malign influence on local politics. |
| benefactor | an individual that provides money or other resources to an individual, group, or organization. | .He founded the university of Jenna and was a benefactor to that of Leipzig. |
| equitable | fair and impartial. | This equitable arrangement was accepted by the estates forthwith. |
| malicious | characterized by malice. | He took a sort of malicious pleasure in irritating the monks. |
| equity | the quality of being fair and impartial. | In making these decisions we should be governed by the principle of equity. |
| benevolent | having a desire to do good. | The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer. |
| malice | the desire to harm someone. | She recoiled inwardly at the malice in his eyes. |