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  • 131benign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. benignant, gracious; favorable. See health, benevolence.Ant., sinister, harmful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Kind or beneficial] Syn. good, gracious, kindly, favorable; see kind . 2. [Harmless] Syn.… …

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  • 132spoil — spoil1 [spɔıl] v past tense and past participle spoiled also spoilt [spɔılt] BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(damage)¦ 2¦(treat too kindly)¦ 3¦(treat kindly)¦ 4¦(decay)¦ 5¦(voting)¦ 6 be spoiling for a fight/argument ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …

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