unit 2 vocab
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Prefix: Ben-
meaning "good"
Benign
Not harmful, kind
Benefactor A person who gives money or a gift to another
A person who gives money or a gift to another
Benediction
A blessing
Beneficial
Helpful, advantageous
Benevolence
kindness
Beneficiary
A person who receives something advantageous
Prefix: Mal-
Meaning "bad"
Malaria
A disease carried by mosquitos
Malfeasance
wrongdoing, particularly by an official
malapropism
An unintended--usually humorous--misuse of a word or words
Malodorous foul-smelling
foul-smelling
Malady
An illness
Malice
Hatred
Malign
Slander, to say bad things about
Maleficent
evil
Suffix: -Cracy
rule
Bureaucracy
rule by state officials desk rule
Autocracy
a dictorship
Plutocracy
rule by wealthy
Democracy
rule by the people
Aristocracy
rule by the elite
Theocracy
rule by a specific religion
Technocracy
rule by those who control technology
Gerontocracy
rule by old people
Suffix: -Gress
step
Regress
To return to a former, inferior state
Digress
to stray from the main topic
Progressive
Having liberal views or views that promote innovative ides
Congress
The coming together of political groups
Ingress
entrance
Egress
exit
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