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Vocabulary List # 27

Vocabulary List # 27. -mal- (Latin root) bad. 1. malady. Example: Doctors were unsure how to diagnose the mysterious malady which caused inflammation in her joints. Part of speech n oun Definition: disorder or disease of the body. 2. malevolent.

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Vocabulary List # 27

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  1. Vocabulary List #27 -mal- (Latin root) bad

  2. 1. malady Example: Doctors were unsure how to diagnose the mysterious malady which caused inflammation in her joints. Part of speech noun Definition:disorder or disease of the body

  3. 2. malevolent Example: Captain Ahab sees Moby Dick not simply as a whale but as a malevolent, evil foe. Part of speech adjective Definition: having or showing intense ill will or hatred

  4. 3. malicious Example: The boys didn’t take the apples with any malicious intent; they were just hungry and didn’t know any better. Part of speech adjective Definition: desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

  5. 4. malign Example: The comments in the school newspaper maligned the history teacher by criticizing her teaching methods. Part of speech verb Definition: to make harsh and often false or misleading statements

  6. 5. malnourished Example: When they finally found the children in the cabin, they were pale and malnourished. Part of speech: adjective Definition: badly or poorly nourished

  7. Academic Vocabulary #27

  8. 1. contradict Example: She contradicted the rumors about her and her boyfriend. Part of speech verb Definition: To argue against the truth or correctness of somebody’s statement or claim

  9. 2. excerpt Example: “The Cyclops” is just an excerpt of the Odyssey. Part of speech noun Definition:a section or passage taken from a longer work such as a book, movie, musical composition, or document

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