Word List: mal-

mal - = bad or badly, wrong, ill

• a sickness or illness; bad health

malady• a sickness or illness; bad health

•wishing evil or bad will for others; mean

malevolent•wishing evil or bad will for others; mean

an instance of bad conduct or treatment from a doctor or other professional

malpracticean instance of bad conduct or treatment from a doctor or other professional

a desire to do something bad to someone else; doing something that is wrong on purpose

malicea desire to do something bad to someone else; doing something that is wrong on purpose

a poor diet; bad eating habits that result in poor health

malnutritiona poor diet; bad eating habits that result in poor health

bad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich

malfeasancebad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich

very bad or harmful; likely to cause death

malignantvery bad or harmful; likely to cause death

to function imperfectly or badly; fail to operate normally

malfunctionto function imperfectly or badly; fail to operate normally

• a person who does the wrong thing; an evil person

malefactor• a person who does the wrong thing; an evil person

stinky; having a bad smell

malodorousstinky; having a bad smell