Vocabulary 20

adjective well-meaning and kindly; good-natured; compassionate; humanitarian; philanthropic.

• benefactor

• benevolent

• beneficiary

• benefit

noun a person who receives advantage from a trust, will or life insurance policy.

• benefit

• benevolent

• beneficiary

• benefactor

adjective being same in quantity, size, degree, or value. noun person/thing same as another. verb to be the same.

• equal

• equality

• equivalent

• equation

adjective satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity; sufficient.

• equal

• equation

• equality

• adequate

noun a statement that two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).

• equal

• equation

• equality

• adequate

adjective at equal distances.

• equilibrium

• equinox

• equivocal

• equidistant

noun a person who gives money to a person or cause; patron; supporter; sponsor.

• benign

• beneficiary

• benefactor

• benefit

adjective kindly; gentle. In medicine, when a disease is not harmful; tumor (cancer) that’s not malignant nor risk.

• benign

• beneficiary

• benefactor

• benefit

noun date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator; when day and night are of equal time.

• equilibrium

• equinox

• equivalent

• equidistant

noun the utterance or bestowing of a blessing at the end of a religious service.

• benefactor

• benefit

• benediction

• beneficiary