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Comstock Roots 1
Book 2 Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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benefit | (n) - a good or helpful result or effect |
benevolent | (adj) - kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people |
benign | (adj) - not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle, or pleasant |
bona fide | (adj) - real or genuine; made or done in an honest and sincere way |
malice | (n) - a desire to cause harm to another person |
malign | (v) - to say bad things about someone or something publicly; to criticize harshly or unfairly |
malcontent | (n) - a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something |
malfunction | (v) - to fail to function or work properly |
dysfunction | (n) - the condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people; the state of being unable to function in a normal way |
dysentery | (n) - a serious disease that causes severe diarrhea and a loss of blood |
bene/bon | good, well |
mal | bad, wretched |
dys | badly, ill |