Root Words - bene/bon, mal, dys

Someone who is kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people.

The Greek root dys means:

• bad, wretched

• good, well

• badly, ill

Benign means:

• kindly

• useless

• depressing

• recent

Bona fide means:

• outstanding

• supplementary

• authentic

• good life

If someone feels ____ toward you, look out! They've got bad intentions.

In countries with poor health conditions and sewage problems, filthy drinking water can lead to the spread of ______.

• dysentery

• dystopia

• dysfunction

• discretion

A _____ is someone who's always dissatisfied.

Malice means:

• delight

• despair

• spitefulness

• apathy

The Latin root mal means:

• bad, wretched

• good, well

• badly, ill

There was no ____ smile upon Dumbledore’s face, no twinkle of kindness and friendship in the eyes behind the spectacles.