Vocabulary Test Review 2

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benevolence

Back

a disposition to do good; an act of kindness

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts everyone

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compulsion

Back

a driving, irresistible force

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destitute

Back

living in complete poverty

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audible

Back

loud enough to be heard

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generosity

Back

the quality of being kind and giving

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empathy

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the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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altruism

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the selfless concern for the well-being of others

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philanthropy

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the desire to promote the welfare of others, often through donations

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resentment

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bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly