Question

word of the day--bene
choose the sentence that best reflects the meaning of the underlined word.
the benediction cursed the villagers.
i benedicted my neighbor when i helped her rake leaves.
i looked up the word in the benedictionary.
the priest gave a benediction at the end of the service.

Explanation:

The root "bene -" means good or well. A benediction is a blessing. In the first option, a curse is the opposite of a blessing. The second option uses "benedicted" which is an incorrect usage as it's not a standard verb form related to "bene -" in this context. There is no such word as "benedictionary". The fourth option correctly uses "benediction" as a blessing given by a priest at the end of a service.

Answer:

The priest gave a benediction at the end of the service.