maladroit | not adroit; not skillful; awkward; clumsy | |
malady | a diseade | |
malaise | a vague feeling of illness or depression | |
malapropism | not appropriate; a ludicrous misuse od word that sounds somewhat like the word intended | |
malaria | a disease one thought to be caused by bad air from the swamps | |
malcontent | a discontented or rebellious person | |
malediction | a curse (opposite of benediction) | |
malevolent | wishing evil toward others | |
malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a public official | |
malice | active bad feeling or ill will | |
malicious | intentionally bad or harmful | |
malign | to speak evil of; to slander | |
malignant | bad or harmful; likely to cause death | |
malinger | to pretend to be in bad health to get out of work | |