a person who receives benefits, as from a will or an insurance policy
Beneficial
producing benefits; advantageous
Benefactor
one who does something good; one who gives help or financial assistance
Antidote
a medicine that counteracts (works against) poison or disease
Antithesis
the exact opposite
Benediction
a speaking of good wishes; a blessing
ANTHROP
human
Autonomic
pertaining to the autonomic nervous system, which acts according to its own (self) laws rather than through voluntary control [it regulates the hearts, digestiv
ANTI
against; oppose
Automation
an apparatus that functions by itself; a robot
AUTO
self
Autopsy
an examination of a dead body to discover the cause of death
Antagonize
the act of incurring or provoking hostility
Antibiotic
a substance produced by a microorganism that destroys other harmful (living) microorganisms
Anthropology
a study of the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings
Misanthrope
one who hates people
Philanthropist
one who loves people, particularly one who gives money to benefit humanity
Autonomy
the right of self-government
Benign
a person who receives benefits, as from a will or an insurance policy
Anthropomorphism
the attributing of human form or characteristics to a god, animal, or inanimate thing
Antarctica
the continent opposite the Arctic; region at the North Pole
BENE
well; good
Autocracy
government by a single person
Anthropologist
one who studies the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings
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