Greek/Latin Roots bene/bon, dys, mal

(n) a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something

• benevolent

• malice

• dysentery

• malcontent

(n) a desire to cause harm to another person

• dysfunction

• malice

• dysentery

• benefit

(adj) not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle, or pleasant

• bona fide

• malign

• benign

• benefit

(adj) real or genuine; made or done in an honest and sincere way

• bona fide

• dysentery

• malfunction

• benevolent

(adj) kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people

• benefit

• dysfunctional

• benevolent

• benign

(Greek) badly, ill - what is the prefix?

• dys

• dyse

• dysentery

(Latin) good, well - what is the prefix?

• bene/bon

• bene/ban

• bean/bono

• bobo

(v) to say bad things about someone or something publicly; to criticize harshly or unfairly

• malice

• malevolent

• malign

(v) to fail to function or work properly

• benefit

• malign

• malfunction

• malfeasance

(Latin) bad, wretched--what is the prefix?

• dys

• mal

• bene/bon