UNIT 8 VOCABULARY

UNIT 8 VOCABULARYTheme: 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.)

Mother Theresa

Bene - good

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 (adj.)

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

MISFORTUNEPrefix: 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