Question

the root mal means bad or evil. what does the word maleficent mean? working to establish your trustworthiness working to cause harm to others working for a long period of time

Explanation:

The root "mal" means bad or evil. So we analyze each option:

• "working to establish your trustworthiness" has no relation to "bad/evil".
• "working to cause harm to others" aligns with the meaning of "mal" (bad/evil) as causing harm is bad.
• "working for a long period of time" is unrelated to "bad/evil".

Answer:

B. working to cause harm to others (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C with A as first, B as second, C as third)