Unit 1 Goodness, happiness
Terms
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- Benevolence (noun)
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goodwill or the disposition to do good: an act of kindness or charity
Helping at a nursing home. -
Exemplary (adjective) to
exemplar (noun) -
Serving as a model, deserving imitation; commendable
Setting an example of how to act infront of your children. -
Reputable (adfective)
exemplar (noun) -
respectable (good repute=good reputation)
Would want good services from a home dealer. -
Gentility (noun)
genteel (noun) -
refinemeant, politeness, respectability; OR a member of the upper class
Wealthy people in England with tea have genteel behavior. - Decorum (noun)
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Proper or good taste in action, speech, or dress
You should show decorum when you go to a fancy restaurant, or to religious services. -
Punctilious (adjective) to
Punctiliousness (noun) -
Very careful, meticulous, exact, precise
You would want a doctor to be puntilious during open heart surgery. -
Candid (adjective) to
candor (noun) -
Honest, frank, outspoken
You might be happy or upset about a candid statement aboaut yourself. - veracity (noun)
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Habitual honesty, truthfulness: OR accuracy or precision
Veracity is important when it comes to questioning you in criminal acts. - Feasible (adjective)
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Practical, possible, or capable of being done, plausable
It's not feasible to fly with your arms. - Solace (noun or verb)
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Give comfort to, console, lessen grief
Solace might be necessary if your friends parents get divorced. - Elation (noun)
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Extreme happiness or joy
Seeing people you haven't seen in a long time would make you elated. -
Avidity (noun) to
Avid (adjective) -
Eagerness, great enthusiasm, or greed
I have an advitity to be in a play. -
Preoccupy (verb)
preoccupation (verb) -
To absorb of engross mentally
A book or a project preoccupy you. - Morale (noun)
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Mental condition or a state of mind
A commpliment or an A on a test would boost my morale. - Wary (adjective)
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Cautious, on guard against danger
(wary of can mean suspicious of)
I'm wary of diseases. -
Impunity (noun)
almost always preceded by with -
Freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
High profile people might do things with impunity.