Vocab Flashcards
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 unhappy or angry about something
Malfunction
(v)- to fail 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