| A | B |
|---|
| benefit | a good or helpful result or effect |
| benevolent | kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people |
| benign | not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle, or pleasant |
| bona fide | real or genuine; made or done in an honest and sincere way |
| malice | a desire to cause harm to another person |
| malign | to say bad things about someone or something publicly; to criticize harshly or unfairly |
| malcontent | a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something |
| malfunction | to fail to function or work properly |
| dysfunction | the condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people |
| dysentery | a serious disease that causes severe diarrhea and a loss of blood |
| patriarch | a man who controls a family, group, or government |
| patriarchal | a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men |
| patrician | a person who is a member of the highest social class |
| maternal | of or relating to a mother; motherly |
| matron | an older married woman who usually has a high social position |
| matriarchy | a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females |
| generate | to produce something or cause something to be produced |
| congenial | pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly |
| generation | a group of people born and living during the same time |
| genetic | of, relating to, or involving genes |
| geography | an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes; natural features |
| geode | a rock containing a cavity lined with crystals of other mineral matter |
| geothermal | of, relating to, or using the natural heat produced inside the earth |
| aerial | performed in the air; performed by an airplane |
| aerodynamic | of or having a shape that reduces the drag from air moving past |
| aerobic | strengthening the heart and lungs by making them work hard for several minutes or more; using oxygen |
| aerate | to put air or gas into something, such as soil or a liquid |
| pyrotechnics | a bright display of fireworks |
| pyromania | a mental disorder that makes people have a strong desire to set fires |
| pyroclastic | relating to or consisting of fragments of rock erupted by a volcano |
| revive | to make someone or something strong, healthy, or active again |
| vivacious | happy and lively in a way that is attractive, used especially of a woman |
| vital | extremely important; very lively or energetic |
| mortal | certain to die eventually; causing death |
| mortify | to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed and foolish |
| mortuary | a funeral home or morgue where the deceased are prepared for funerals |
| mortality | the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die |
| innate | existing from the time a person or animal is born |
| nationality | the fact or status of being a member or citizen of a particular nation |
| native | born in a particular place; produced, living, or existing naturally in a region |
| captivate | to attract and hold the attention of someone by being interesting, pretty, etc. |
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, hail, sleet, etc. |
| capitulate | to stop fighting an enemy or opponent; to admit that an enemy or opponent has won |
| manual | doing or involving hard physical work; using hands; controlled by a person |
| manipulate | to move or control something with your hands; selfish |
| manuscript | the original copy of a play, book, piece of music, etc., before it has been printed |
| maneuver | clever or skillful action or movement |
| pedestrian | a person who is walking in a city, along a road, etc. |
| impede | to slow the movement, progress, or action of someone or something |
| pedestal | the base of a column or other tall object; used to describe the position of someone admired, successful, etc. |
