Word list for me (m)

malapropism (n): Humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended but has a ludicrously different meaning
In Richard Sheridan's 1775 play. The Rivals, a character named Mrs. Malaprop calls someone "the pineapple of politeness" instead of "the pinnacle of politeness." In Mrs. Malaprop's honor, similar mistakes are known as malapropisms. Sheridan derived Mrs. Malaprop's name from malapropos. a French import that means not apropos or not appropriate.

malice (n): ill will; a desire to harm

meager (adj): thin; of small quantity