Roots 1 - The Good with the Bad

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

• benefit

• benevolent

• benign

• bona fide

a good or helpful result or effect

• benefit

• benevolent

• benign

• bona fide

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

• benefit

• benevolent

• benign

• bona fide

a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something

• malice

• malign

• malcontent

• malfunction

not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle, or pleasant

• benefit

• benevolent

• benign

• bona fide

the condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people; the state of being unable to function in a normal way

• malign

• dysfunction

• dysentery

• malcontent

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

• malice

• malign

• malcontent

• malfunction

a desire to cause harm to another person

• malice

• malign

• malcontent

• malfunction

What does the root bene/bon mean?

• bad, wretched

• good, well

• badly, ill

to fail to function or work properly

• malice

• malign

• malcontent

• malfunction