Mal Root Practice

Match the following

• dismal

• having bad health or having poor nutrition

• malodorous

• bad smell, stinky

• malefactor

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

• malnourished

• depressing, causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings

• malevolent

• an evildoer; a person who does bad things

Match the following

• malfeasance

• bad health; illness; sickness

• malice

• bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes

• malady

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

• malignant

• mischief; evil intent; bad will

• malaria

• wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

What might a governor be accused of if he makes a bad choice while in office?

• malady

• malice

• malefactor

• malfeasance

Which word describes a sad feeling?

• dismal

• malevolent

• malignant

• malodorous

Which word describes someone who wants bad things to happen to others?

• dismal

• malice

• malevolent

• malignant

Which character is the bad guy or villain?

• malefactor

• malignant

• malevolent

• malice

She has been to the doctor five times this month for various ______________________.

• malarias

• malices

• malignants

• maladies

She was diagnosed with a ___________________ tumor.

Kate's _______________ toward her boyfriend led her to smash his phone.

Many people in third world countries are __________________ because they do not have access to nutritious food.

• malnourished

• dismal

• malady

• malignant