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