Greek & Latin Roots - Unit 1: The Good With the Bad | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Roots bene/bon, mal, dys

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good, well

bene/bon

15

bad, wretched

mal

10

badly, ill

dys

5

(n) a good or helpful result or effect

benefit

20

(adj) kind and generous

benevolent

25

(adj) organized to do good things for other people

benevolent

15

(adj) not causing harm or damage

benign

10

mild, gentle, or pleasant

benign

10

(adj) real or genuine

bona fide

5

(adj) made or done in an honest and sincere way

bona fide

5

(n) a desire to cause harm to another person

malice

20

(v) malign

to say bad things about someone or something publicly

25

(v) to criticize harshly or unfairly

malign

25

(n) a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something

malcontent

15

(v) to fail to function or work properly

malfunction

10

(n) the condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people

dysfunction

5

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