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29 April, 08:51

What is the meaning of the root shared by the words malady, malicious, and malignant

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  1. 29 April, 12:03
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    The root would be mal, which means, "bad" or "evil"
  2. 29 April, 12:07
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    Answer: evil, bad.

    Explanation: A root word it's the most basic part of a word. It's what's left after you remove all the affixes (the prefixes and suffixes). The given words "malady," "malicious," and "malignant" share the root "mal" which is a latin root word that means "bad" or "evil," as we can see, the given words have negative connotations, malady is a disease, malicious is something intended to do harm, and malignant means evil in nature or effect.
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