| A | B |
|---|
| ger | old age |
| hydro | water |
| litera | letter |
| mal | bad |
| dyna | power |
| geriatrics | medical study of the physiology and pathology of old age |
| Geritol | a brand name for a vitamin tonic to pep old bones |
| hydrant | upright pipe serving as an outlet from a water main |
| dehydrate | to remove or lose water |
| hydrophobia | rabies; characterized in animals by a seeming fear of water |
| dynamo | generator especially for producing direct current; an extremely energetic and forceful person |
| dynamic | dealing with energy, force, or motion in relation to force--energetic, vigorous, or forceful |
| dynamite | powerful explosive composed of nitroglycerin or another explosive compound dispersed in an absorbent medium with a combustible, such as wood pulp and an antacid such as calcium carbonate |
| literature | imaginative or creative writing; printed material of any kind as for a political campaign |
| literate | able to read and write; knowledgeable, educated |
| obliterate | to destroy so as to leave no trace; wipe out; erase |
| malice | ill will witha desire to harm; spite |
| maladjusted | inability to adjust or fit personality needs to environmental demands; poor adjustment, as in a machine |
| malformation | abnormal or irregular structure or form |
| malnutrition | poor nutrition, especially because of insufficient or poorly balanced diet |
| malpractice | improper or negligent conduct or treatment especially by a physician |
| malfunction | to fail to function as it should |
| illiterate | unable to read or write; marked by inferiority of an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature |
