Greek & Latin #9: ben, bene, bon; mal, male

mal, male- means:

• abnormal; worse
• good; well

The cold rainy weather this fall was _____.

• dismal
• malevolent
• malaria
• malefactor

Isaiah pretended to have a _____ so he could play video games all day and didn't have to go to school.

• malady
• malfeasance
• malevolent
• malice

Before you travel to certain foreign countries, you may have to get a _____ shot so you don't get sick from mosquito bites.

• malaria
• malodorous
• malice
• malnourished

The villian in a story is sometimes referred to as the _____ because he does bad things often.

• malefactor
• dismal
• malady
• malfeasance

If you want bad things to happen to other people, a character trait to describe you would be  _____.

• malevolent
• malefactor
• malignant
• malfeasance

The mayor resigned after his _____ was exposed by the media.

• malfeasance
• malady
• dismal
• malignant

Harry trembled when he saw _____ in Lord Voldemort's eyes.

• malice
• malodorous
• malnourished
• dismal

Luckily the biopsy revealed that the dog's tumor was not _____ so he didn't have cancer.

• malignant
• malefactor
• dismal
• malady

People who are extremely _____ may appear bloated.

• malnourished
• malice
• malfeasance
• malaria