Word Knowledge Question
Reviewing Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes is an important part of improving the Word Knowledge section of the ASVAB. Today I present a Word Knowledge about a root word I present in my book, The ASVAB Tutor’s Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Study Guide. The question is about a Latin root word that is very common in English. The root word is “mal”. There are many words in the English language with the root word “mal”. Examples include malfunction, malformed, malnutrition, malign, malignant, malpractice, malice, malady. Do you know what the Latin root “mal” means?
The question is:
What does the Latin root “mal” mean?
- Good
- Bad
- Sea
- Mother
I will present the meaning of the Latin root “mal” and the definitions of the words with the root words “mal” that I presented today.
