Word Knowledge
Yesterday I presented a question about a word root.
Which root word means “bad”?
- bene-
- mal-
- vert-
- con-
In my role as an ASVAB tutor, I place a strong emphasis on reviewing vocabulary to prepare my students for the Word Knowledge section of the ASVAB. I remind my students of the importance of reviewing prefixes, root words, and suffixes to prepare for ASVAB vocabulary. Yesterday’s question asked about the Latin root that means “bad”. Do you know what Latin root means “bad”? The answer is mal-. There are a number of words in English that consist of the root word mal-. Examples include malevolent, malediction, malfunction, malcontent. Did you know the meaning of the root word mal-?
