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    9. -ory                                                   place where

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  10. manus                                                   hand


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  11. volo                                                    to wish, to will, to be willing

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  12. plac-                                                   to please, appease, soothe, pacify

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  13. -ive                                                    adjective suffix


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  14. -ory                                                    adjective suffix

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  15. im- (in-)                                               not; negative prefix

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  16. com- (con-)                                             with, together


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  17. dono                                                    to give

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  USING THE WORDS




  Can you pronounce the words? (I)



    1. benign                                                 bƏ-NĪN′

    2. benignity                                              bƏ-NIG′-nƏ-tee


    3. benignant                                              bƏ-NIG′-nƏnt

    4. benignancy                                             bƏ-NIG′-nƏn-see

    5. benediction                                            ben′-Ə-DIK′-shƏn


    6. benedictory                                            ben′-Ə-DIK′-tƏ-ree
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