Word List: mal- mal - = bad or badly, wrong, ill

a sickness or illness; bad health a sickness or illness; bad health

malady

wishing evil or bad will for others; mean wishing evil or bad will for others; mean

malevolent

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

malpractice

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

malice

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

malnutrition

bad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich

malfeasance bad conduct or wrongdoing by a public official Rod Blagojevich

very bad or harmful; likely to cause death

malignant

to function imperfectly or badly; fail to operate normally

malfunction

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

malefactor

stinky; having a bad smell

malodorous