word list: mal- mal - = bad or badly, wrong, ill
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maladyTRANSCRIPT
Word List: mal-
mal - = bad or badly, wrong, ill
• a sickness or illness; bad health
malady• a sickness or illness; bad health
•wishing evil or bad will for others; mean
malevolent•wishing evil or bad will for others; mean
an instance of bad conduct or treatment from a doctor or other professional
malpracticean instance of bad conduct or treatment from a doctor or other professional
a desire to do something bad to someone else; doing something that is wrong on purpose
malicea desire to do something bad to someone else; doing something that is wrong on purpose
a poor diet; bad eating habits that result in poor health
malnutritiona poor diet; bad eating habits that result in poor health
bad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich
malfeasancebad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich
very bad or harmful; likely to cause death
malignantvery bad or harmful; likely to cause death
to function imperfectly or badly; fail to operate normally
malfunctionto function imperfectly or badly; fail to operate normally
• a person who does the wrong thing; an evil person
malefactor• a person who does the wrong thing; an evil person
stinky; having a bad smell
malodorousstinky; having a bad smell