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Boon

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Benefit

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Root:

Bene, ben

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Good

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Convivial

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Agreeable

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Beneficiary

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Inheritance from will

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Benevolent

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Kindly

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Root:

Vol

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Wish

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Benefactor

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Someone who does good, philanthropist

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Root:

Fac

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To do

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Benediction

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Blessing at a funeral

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Root:

Dic

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Word

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Aphorism

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Short saying, expressing a wise observation

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Synonyms of aphorism

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Maxim
Dictum
Adage
Motto
Axiom
Canon
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Canon

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Fundamental rule

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Benign

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Kind, gentle

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Root:

Mal

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Bad, badly

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Malign

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To speak badly of

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Malign cluster

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Slander
Slanderous
Defame
Defamatory
Vilify
Vilification
Asperse
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Asperse

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Slander

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Libel

Libelous

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Write badly of someone

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Calumny

Calumniate

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Slander

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Debase

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Undermine, belittle

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Debase cluster

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Belittle
Denigrate
Demean
Contempt
Disdain
Disparage
Disparaging
Pejorative
Decry
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Disrepute

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Discredit

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Ignominy

Ignominious

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Humilitation

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Opprobrium

Opprobrius

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Shame

disgrace

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Malevolent

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Wishing harm to others

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Malediction

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Saying evil or a curse

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Anathema

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Curse
Or
Something you hate extremely

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Malignant

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Deadly

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Malingerer

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Procrastinator

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Malinger

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Temporize 
Dilly dally
Procrastinate
Dilatory (delay)
Dalliance
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Malfeasance

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Misconduct

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Root:

Fea

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To do again

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Nepotism

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Favoritism

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Root:

Super

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Above or beyond

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Supercilious

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Arrogant

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Superficial

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Shallow

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Supersede

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Take place of

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Root:

Sede

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Sit

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Supersede cluster

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Supplant
Displace
Preempt

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Supplant

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Replace

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S de trey

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Requiring much sitting
Stationary

Ex: sedentary bug

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Root:

Mis

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Bad
Wrongly
Hatred

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Misnomer

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Name that is wrongly applied

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Miscreant

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Evildoer

Scoundrel

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Mishap

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Accident

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Hapless

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Unfortunate

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Haphazard

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Discursive

Rambling

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Misogamy

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Hate of marriage

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Misogamist

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Someone who hates marriage

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Misanthrope

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Hates humans

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Root: anthrope

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Human?

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Misogynist

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Hates women

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Misandrist

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Hates men

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Polymath

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Sage
Savant
Pundit

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Root:

Math

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Varied

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