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Comstock Roots 1
Book 2 Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benefit | (n) - a good or helpful result or effect |
| benevolent | (adj) - kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people |
| benign | (adj) - not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle, or pleasant |
| bona fide | (adj) - real or genuine; made or done in an honest and sincere way |
| malice | (n) - a desire to cause harm to another person |
| malign | (v) - to say bad things about someone or something publicly; to criticize harshly or unfairly |
| malcontent | (n) - a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something |
| malfunction | (v) - to fail to function or work properly |
| dysfunction | (n) - the condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people; the state of being unable to function in a normal way |
| dysentery | (n) - a serious disease that causes severe diarrhea and a loss of blood |
| bene/bon | good, well |
| mal | bad, wretched |
| dys | badly, ill |