MAL/MALE

The root MAL/MALE means...

• right

• wrong

• good

• bad

very bad or poor; showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings

• malfunction

• dismal

• malice

• malignant

to fail to function or work properly

• malnourish

• malignant

• malice

• malfunction

a desire to cause harm to others

• malice

• dismal

• malignant

• malnourish

very serious and dangerous; tending or likely to grow and spread in a rapid uncontrolled way that can cause death

• malice

• malnourish

• malignant

• dismal

provide with insufficient quality or quantity of food or nourishment

• malice

• malnourish

• dismal

• malfunction

The kid dropped his ice-cream cone on the ground which caused a very _______ look on his face.

• malice

• dismal

• malignant

• malfunction

All of a sudden, the car started to _________. I screamed in terror because this caused the brakes to stop working.

• malnourish

• malice

• malfunction

• dismal

Both girl groups showed a lot of _______ towards each other, which caused them to have a lot of drama.

• malnourish

• malfunction

• malice

• dismal

Amber hoped that her son did not show his _______ side at his new school or he would have trouble making new friends.

• malignant

• dismal

• malnourished

• malice