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UNIT 8 VOCABULARY. Theme: Good and Bad. PREFIXES. Bene = good, well Mal = bad, ill, wrong Mis = wrong. BENIGN (adj,). Bene = good, well. BENIGN. (adj.) not life-threatening; favorable. BENEVOLENT (adj.). Bene - good. Mother Theresa. BENEVOLENT.
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UNIT 8 VOCABULARY Theme: Good and Bad
PREFIXES • Bene = good, well • Mal = bad, ill, wrong • Mis = wrong
BENIGN (adj,) Bene = good, well
BENIGN • (adj.) not life-threatening; favorable
BENEVOLENT (adj.) Bene - good Mother Theresa
BENEVOLENT • (adj.) kind, charitable
BENEFICIAL (adj.) bene = good Beneficial bacteria complete these functions in your intestines.
BENEFICIAL Life on Earth would not exist without beneficial bacteria.
BENEFICIAL • (adj.) having a good effect; profitable
MALICIOUS (adj.) Mal = bad, ill, wrong
MALICIOUS Sally planned a malicious attack on Susan at the party.
MALICIOUS • (adj.) deliberately harmful
MALIGNANT Medical tests reveal that cigarette smoking causes malignant tumors.
MALIGNANT • (adj.) likely to spread; likely to cause death
MALADY (n.) Dr. House enjoys the challenge of discovering what strange and deadly malady afflicts his patients.
MALADY • (n.) illness, a physical or psychological disorder
MALFUNCTION ((v.) (n.) Due to the frequent malfunction of the primary copy machine at Penndale, teachers no longer depend on its use.
MALFUNCTION • (v.) (n.) fail to work normally or properly
MISCONDUCT (n.) Dr. O’Sullivan decides whether the alternative school is the best placement for students with a high frequency of misconduct.
MISCONDUCT • (n.) immoral, unethical, or unprofessional behavior • (v.) act immorally
MISFORTUNE Prefix: mis = wrong
MISFORTUNE The people suffered one misfortune after another.
MISFORTUNE • (n.) ill luck; unhappy event
MISCONSTRUE (adj.) Mis - wrong
MISCONSTRUE • (adj.) to misunderstand or misinterpret