ENSK3DD05: BENE and MAL Flashcards
(25 cards)
benefit
something that is good or helpful
benediction
a blessing, f.i. what the minister says at the end of the church service
benign
not causing any harm or hurt
benefactor
someone who gives help, especially giving money to a group or a person
beneficial
making things good or better, i.e. the rain is beneficial for the flowers in my garden.
benevolent
tending to be kind or good
beneficent
showing charity or doing good
beneficiary
someone who receives something good, such as inheriting money or things.
malnutrition
poor nutrition, i.e. the children in Ghana suffer from malnutrition
malady
a sickness or disease
malodorous
having a bad smell; highly improper
malpractice
medical treatment that harms the patient because the doctor did sth wrong
malice
a feeling of wanting to hurt someone on purpose
malevolent
wishing harm or evil to others
malefactor
person who does harm, i.e. Voldemort
malicious
spiteful and mean on purpose, i.e. Dudley Dursley
malign
to say bad or unfair things about someone or something, i.e. she maligned other people to make herself look better
malignant
causing harm or damage, i.e. she has a malignant tumour in her brain
malediction
a curse on someone or something
malinger
to pretend to be sick so you don’t have to work
malapropos
not appropriate, especially in a social setting, i.e. belching in public is very malapropos.
malapropism
saying something a little bit wrong and have it come out funny too, i.e. Mr. Spooner said “my queer old dean” instead of “my dear old queen”
mal de mer
“bad from the ocean”, seasickness
maladroit
having bad coordination, clumsy, i.e. Jana can be so maladroit.
