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Greek & Latin Roots
Lesson 14 mal, male
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dismal | (adj) depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings |
| malady | (n) bad health; illness; sickness |
| malaria | (n) bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes |
| malefactor | (n) an evildoer; a person who does bad things |
| malevolent | (adj) a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others |
| malfeasance | (n) wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official |
| malice | (n) mischief; evil intent; bad will |
| malignant | (adj) harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer |
| malnourished | (adj) having bad health or having poor nutrition |
| malodorous | (adj) bad smell; stinky |