Word Parts - caco, cac, kako, kak

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caco-, cac-, kako-, kak- : From Greek bad, harsh, wrong, evil, incorrect, unpleasant, poor, used most of the time as a prefix.

cacotropia - condition of having bad habits; kakotrophy - imperfect or disordered nutrition; kakistocratical - government of a state by the worst citizens; alexikakon - preservative against evil; a safeguard against bad; kakidrosis - sweat that is fetid or offensive due to bacterial decomposition; cacodaemon - evil spirit or demon; cacodermia - bad skin; cacodorous - bad-smelling, ill-smelling, malodorous; cacology - bad speaking or pronunciation; cacophony - quality of having bad sounds.

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cacotype, cacergasia, cacodox, alexicacon, cacophrenic, cacosomnia, cacotechny, cacotopia, cacodemonomania, cacogenesis, cacography, cacomorphosis, cacoplasia.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary