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