bereft benevolent
Etymology study
bereft
1. word origin
<bereave>
before 900; Middle English bereven, Old English berēafian; cognate with
Dutch berooven, German berauben, Gothic biraubōn. See be-, reave
2. roots
Form of bereaved;compare,leave and left.
3.dictionary definition
- verb-a simple past tense and past participle of bereave
- adjective-deprived
verb (used with object), bereaved or bereft, bereaving.
- to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followedby of):
- to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of):
ex) The war bereaved them of their home.
- Obsolete. to take away by violence.
4. definition/explanation in student's own words
completely without any hope.
feeling very sad and lonely.
5.prefixes/suffixes
It is composed of the archaic prefix be-, which we also see in because,believe, and bemuse.The prefix is clipped onto the root reaf, which goes back to Proto-Indo-European reup- "snatch". The suffix -ian is the the infinitive ending, long since lost. Reup- became raubon "rob" in Old Germanic, whence French borrowed it as rober "rob", adding its infinitive suffix, -er. English then borrowed it back from French as rob, giving us two words (rob and bereave) for the price of one.
6. synonyms
beggared,bereaved,devoid
7. parts of speech
- verb
- adjective
8. pronunciation
(bĭ-rĕft′)
(bɪˈrɛft)
9. visual representation
10. sentences
- He is bereft of joy.
- War bereft us of our home.
Benevolent
1. word origin
1425-75; late Middle English <Latin benevolent-(stem of benevolens) kindhearted (bene+vol-wish(akin to will) + -ent )
2. roots
root: bene= good + evol= wish
3. dictionary definition
adjective
- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings;
- desiring to help others ;charitable
- intended for benefits rather than profit
4. definition/explanation in students own words
kind and generous
5. prefixes/suffixes
prefixes; bene, ben
suffixes; lent, ent
6. synonyms
good,kind,humane
7. parts of speech
adjective
- adverb;benevolently, nonbenevolently
- noun; benevolentness
- adjective; nonbenevolent, pseudobenevolent
8. pronunciation
[buh-nev-uh-luh nt]