| A | B |
|---|
| BENE-, MAL-, MALE- | "good", "well", "evil", "ill", "bad" |
| benediction | (n) blessing; good wishes |
| malediction | (n) curse |
| benefactor | (n) person who gives kindly aid, money, or a similar benefit |
| malefactor | (n) offender; evildoer; criminal |
| beneficial | (adj) productive of good; helpful; advantageous |
| beneficiary | (n) person receiving some good, advantage, or benefit |
| benevolent | (adj) disposed to promote the welfare of others; kind; charitable |
| malevolent | (adj) showing ill will; spiteful |
| maladjusted | (adj) badly adjusted; out of harmony with one's environment |
| malice | (n) ill will; intention or desire to harm another; enmity; malevolence |
| malnutrition | (n) bad or faulty nutrition;poor nourishment |
| maltreat | (v) to treat badly or roughly; mistreat; abuse |
