The Good, The Bad, and Everything in Between: bene (good)

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root bene, meaning "good."
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  1. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  2. benefaction
    an act intending or showing kindness and good will
  3. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  4. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  5. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  6. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  7. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  8. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  9. beneficiary
    the recipient of funds or other advantages
  10. benevolence
    disposition to do good
Created on Mon Feb 23 10:15:47 EST 2026 (updated Thu Mar 19 16:50:07 EDT 2026)

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