G/L Root - "mal/male"

______ depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings

• dismal

• malady

• malaria

______ bad health; illness; sickness

• dismal

• malady

• malaria

______ bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes

• dismal

• malady

• malaria

_______ an evildoer; a person who does bad things

• malefactor

• malevolent

• malfeasance

_______ a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others

• malefactor

• malevolent

• malfeasance

_______ wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

• malefactor

• malevolent

• malfeasance

________ mischief; evil intent; bad will

• malice

• malignant

• malnourished

________ harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer

• malice

• malignant

• malnourished

________ having bad health or having poor nutrition

• malice

• malignant

• malnourished

________ bad smell; stinky

• malodorous

• malnourished

• malefactor