Vocab Unit 1-5

Benediction

A prayer that asks for God's blessing, especially a prayer that concludes a worship service

Bene

well

Benefactor

Someone who helps another person or group, especially by giving money

Beneficiary

A person who benefits from something, especially one who receives money or property when someone dies

Benevolence

Kindness, generosity

am

to love

amicable

Friendly, peaceful

enamored

charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love

Amorous

Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love

Paramour

A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom

Antebellum

Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil war

bellicose

Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome

Bell

War

Belligerence

Aggressiveness, combativeness

Rebellion

Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing in authority

Pac

Agree, peace

Pacify

To soothe anger or agitation.

Pacifist

A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight

Pact

An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or resolve a dispute

Pace

Contrary to the opinion of

Crim

Fault or crime

Criminology

Study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment

Decriminalize

To remove or reduce the criminal status of

Incriminate

To show evidence of involvement in a crime or fault

Recrimination

An accusation in answer to an accusation made against oneself. 2. The making of such an accusation

Prob

Prove or proof

Approbation

A formal or official act of approving, praise, usually given with pleasure

Probate

The process of proving in court that the will of someone who has died is valid, and of administering the estate of a dead person(who gets property and making sure they get it)

Probity

Absolute honesty and uprightness

Reprobate

A person of thoroughly bad character.

Grav

Heavy, weighty, serious

Grave

1. Requiring serious thought or concern

2. Serious and formal in appearance or manner

Gravitas

Great or very dignified seriousness

Gravitate

To move or be drawn toward something by a natural tendency

Aggravate

To make an injury, problem, etc, more serious or severe. To annoy or bother.

Lev

Light, lighten, raise

Alleviate

To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental struggling