11&12 - Unit 1

Mr. Givens

DiscomfitTo embarrass and confuse

EdificationImprovement or enlightenment

MalfeasanceMisconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

FeasibleCapable of being accomplished

Surfeit Condition of being too full;

overabundance

Magnum OpusThe greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer

Modus

OperandiManner of working

OpulentPossessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent

SynergyThe power that results from the combination of two or more forces

LiturgyA pattern of prayer or worship

LethargyA state of sluggishness, and apathy, inactivity

LaboriousRequiring mental or physical effort

BelaborTo attack; to discuss in too much detail

ElaborateTo explain in greater detail