Vocab List 14 -- "mal, male

dismal (adj)

depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings

malady (n)

bad health; illness; sickness

malaria (n)

bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitos

malefactor (n)

an evildoer; a person who does bad things

malevolent (adj)

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

malfeasance (n)

wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

malice (n)

mischief; evil intent; bad will

malignant (adj)

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

malnourished (adj)

having bad health or having poor nutrition

malodorous (adj)

bad smell; stinky

MAL/MALE

bad; abnormal; worse

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