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benediction

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

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benefactor

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

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beneficiary

A person or organization that benefits or is expected to benefit from something especially one that receives money or property when someone dies.

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benevolence

Kindness generosity.

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amicable

Friendly peaceful.

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enamored

Charmed or fascinated inflamed with love.

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amorous

Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love.

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paramour

A lover often secret not allowed by law or custom.

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antebellum

Existing before a war especially before the American Civil War 1861–65.

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bellicose

Warlike aggressive quarrelsome.

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belligerence

Aggressiveness combativeness.

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rebellion

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

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pacify

To soothe anger or agitation or to subdue by armed action.

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pacifist

A person opposed to war or violence especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight on moral or religious grounds.

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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.

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pace

Contrary to the opinion of.

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criminology

The study of crime criminals law enforcement and punishment.

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decriminalize

To remove or reduce the criminal status of.

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incriminate

To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault.

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recrimination

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

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approbation

A formal or official act of approving praise given with pleasure or enthusiasm.

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probate

The process of proving in court that a will is valid and administering a dead person's estate.

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probity

Absolute honesty and uprightness.

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reprobate

A person of thoroughly bad character.

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grave

Requiring serious thought or concern serious and formal in appearance or manner.

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gravitas

Great or very dignified seriousness.

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gravitate

To move or be drawn toward something by natural tendency or invisible force.

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aggravate

To make an injury or problem more serious or to annoy or bother.

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alleviate

To lighten lessen or relieve especially physical or mental suffering.

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elevation

The height of a place or the act of lifting or raising something.

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cantilever

A long piece of wood or metal that sticks out from a wall to support something above it.

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levity

Lack of appropriate seriousness.

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cicerone

A guide especially one who takes tourists to museums monuments or sites and explains what is being seen.

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hector

To bully or harass by bluster or personal pressure.

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hedonism

An attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal.

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nestor

A senior figure or leader in one's field.

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spartan

Marked by simplicity avoidance of luxury and strict self-discipline or self-denial.

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stentorian

Extremely loud often with deep richness of sound.

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stoic

Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain.

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sybaritic

Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.