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UNIT 8 VOCABULARY

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

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  1. UNIT 8 VOCABULARY Theme: Good and Bad

  2. PREFIXES • Bene = good, well • Mal = bad, ill, wrong • Mis = wrong

  3. BENIGN (adj,) Bene = good, well

  4. BENIGN • (adj.) not life-threatening; favorable

  5. BENEVOLENT (adj.) Bene - good Mother Theresa

  6. BENEVOLENT • (adj.) kind, charitable

  7. BENEFICIAL (adj.) bene = good Beneficial bacteria complete these functions in your intestines.

  8. BENEFICIAL Life on Earth would not exist without beneficial bacteria.

  9. BENEFICIAL • (adj.) having a good effect; profitable

  10. MALICIOUS (adj.) Mal = bad, ill, wrong

  11. MALICIOUS Sally planned a malicious attack on Susan at the party.

  12. MALICIOUS • (adj.) deliberately harmful

  13. MALIGNANT (adj.)

  14. MALIGNANT Medical tests reveal that cigarette smoking causes malignant tumors.

  15. MALIGNANT • (adj.) likely to spread; likely to cause death

  16. MALADY (n.) Dr. House enjoys the challenge of discovering what strange and deadly malady afflicts his patients.

  17. MALADY • (n.) illness, a physical or psychological disorder

  18. MALFUNCTION ((v.) (n.) Due to the frequent malfunction of the primary copy machine at Penndale, teachers no longer depend on its use.

  19. MALFUNCTION • (v.) (n.) fail to work normally or properly

  20. MISCONDUCT (n.) Dr. O’Sullivan decides whether the alternative school is the best placement for students with a high frequency of misconduct.

  21. MISCONDUCT • (n.) immoral, unethical, or unprofessional behavior • (v.) act immorally

  22. MISFORTUNE Prefix: mis = wrong

  23. MISFORTUNE The people suffered one misfortune after another.

  24. MISFORTUNE • (n.) ill luck; unhappy event

  25. MISCONSTRUE (adj.) Mis - wrong

  26. MISCONSTRUE • (adj.) to misunderstand or misinterpret

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