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Ben/mal Root Quiz
Ben/Bene/Bon: good, well; mal/male: bad, abnormal; worse
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benediction | a good blessing in a religious service |
| benefactor | a good person who offers help or donates money |
| beneficial | having a good outcome; favorable |
| beneficiary | a person who receives something good from someone else such as an inheritance |
| benefit | to gain or receive good results from something |
| benevolent | kind; good-hearted |
| benign | favorable; having a good effect; not harmful |
| bonafide | in good faith; authentic; genuine; real |
| bonus | anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money) |
| bon voyage | French for "have a good trip" |
| dismal | depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings |
| malady | bad health; illness; sickness |
| malaria | bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes |
| malefactor | an evildoer; a person who does bad things |
| malevolent | a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official |
| malice | mischief; evil intent; bad will |
| malignant | harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer |
| malnourished | having bad health or having poor nutrition |
| malodorous | bad smell; stinky |