Remembering that the Latin root mal means "evil," and the suffix -ious means "full of," use the context clues provided in the passage to determine the meaning of malicious. Write your definition of "malicious" and tell how you determined it.

I think this is asking for your deffinition of malicious. THe standard dictionary deffinition is: having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice.

Cutting down Miss. Lottie's Marigolds was an act of malicious disregard for Miss. Lottie. Lizbeth meant to hurt Miss. Lottie by cutting down the flowers.