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(Greek: eu, "good, well; sounding good" + pheme, "speaking, speech"; mild, agreeable, or roundabout words used in place of coarse, painful, or offensive ones)
(understanding how English words are formed and where they come from helps everyone who finds unfamiliar words)
(leeches are bleeding their way back into the good graces of modern medical treatment as healers just as they did in ancient societies)
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“good”
Fight the good fight (1 Timothy 6:12)
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Bible Quotations used in modern English
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1. Very much; a large amount: The new TV that Nancy bought cost a good deal, or was very expensive.
2. Very little; as a bargain: Mrs. Smart looked for a good deal at the garage sale and found a nice book for 50 cents!
2. Very little; as a bargain: Mrs. Smart looked for a good deal at the garage sale and found a nice book for 50 cents!
An expensive car costs a good deal of money, but someone might get a good deal on a cheaper model.
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Contranyms
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It doesn’t do much good to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
Don’t lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
Don’t lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
Of little value his compunctions
Who assumes clavinous functions
When once from circumambient pen,
Is snatched its equine denizen.