Read the excerpt below and answer the question. It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw. (p. 13) Based on context clues, the best definition for the word “malevolent” in the excerpt above is _____. ugly disengaged and distracted wishing ill on others watchful and guarding
