mis/mal Flashcards

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Malady

A

a sickness or illness; bad health

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2
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malefactor

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a person who does the wrong thing; an evil person

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3
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malevolent

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wishing evil or bad will for others; mean

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4
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malfeasance

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bad conduct or wrongdoing by a public offical

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5
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malfunction

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to function imperfictly or badly’ fail to operate normally

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malice

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

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7
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malignant

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very bad or harmful; likly to cause death

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8
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malnutrition

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

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malodorous

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stinky; having a bad smell

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10
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malpractice

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

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misbehave

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to act out badly or in the wrong way

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mischievous

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tending to make minor bad choices teasing full of tricks naughty

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miserable

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feeling badly; the condition of feeling unhappy

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14
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misfortune

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bad luck

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15
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misjudge

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to make a wrong or unfair decision about someone

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16
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mislead

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to guid someone to the the wrong direction/ to be a bad influence

17
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misspell

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to spell a word the wrong way

18
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mistake

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a bad or wrong decision

19
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mistreat

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to treat someone badly

20
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misunderstand

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to think the wrong thing about what was communciated