Understanding "Mal"- Vocabulary Flashcard

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Maltreating

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To treat a person or animal cruelly or with violence.

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Maleficent

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Causing harm or destruction.

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Malpractice

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Professional misconduct or failure, especially by a professional.

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Dismal

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Depressing and dreary; causing a mood of gloom.

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Malformed

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Not properly or adequately formed; misshapen.

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Malnutrition

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A condition that results from eating a diet in which nutrients are not enough or are too much, causing health problems.

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Malicious

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Intending or intended to do harm.

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Malfunction

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To fail to function normally or satisfactorily.

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Malodorous

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Having a bad smell.

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Malapropism

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The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.