Cline Vocab 9/11/25

cide, mal, intra, soph

malevolent

wicked, evil

malice

intentional harm; damage

malpractice

a professional error or blunder

malignant

harmful; needs removal

malign

to write or speak harshly

much-maligned

treated harshly by critics

malody

a common illness or disease

maldroit

clumsy, awkward

malediction

a parting curse

malaprop

humorous misuse of a word

malcontent

one who is unhappy with the system

malodorous

stinky

introvert

one who is shy; withdrawnint

intravenous

through the veins

intrastate

within the state

intramural

within the building

introspect

to ponder; reflect on yourself

intrinsic

natural; comes from within

philosophy

an underlying truth or principle

sophisticated

complex; complicated

sophomore

2nd year person, “wise fool”

sophic

wise; intellectual

sophistry

clever but illogical reasoning

sophomoric

silly, immature; foolish

homicide

killing someone

pesticide

killing rats, rodents

genocide

killing a race, ethnic group

suicide

killing yourself

infanticide

killing your own kid

insecticide

killing bugs

patricide

killing your dad

matricide

killing your mom

fratricide

killing your brother, country men (brethren)

sororicide

killing your sister

parricide

killing your lord, master

regicide

killing a monarch (king, queen, etc.)

herbicide

killing weeds

germicide

killing germs

fungicide

killing fungus