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Benevolence Kindness Generosity Financially Desperate Years Young Couple

word benevolence
definition Kindness, generosity.
eg_sentence In those financially desperate years, the young couple was saved only by the benevolence of her elderly great-uncle.
explanation Part of benevolence comes from the Latin root meaning “wish.” The novels of Charles Dickens often include a benevolent figure who rescues the main characters at some point—Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist, Abel Magwitch in David Copperfield, Mr. Jarndyce in Bleak House, Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. To be benevolent, it helps to have money, but it's not necessary; kind assistance of a nonfinancial sort may turn out to be lifesaving benevolence as well
IPA bəˈnɛvələns

Tags: mwvb::unit:1, mwvb::unit:1:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki

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