(Because Ms. Landon loves you)

 Culpable = blamable  The guilty culprit was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

 Status Quo = the way things are  Status Quo = Stays the same

 Modus Operandi = mode of operation  Motorcycle Randy – Randy’s mode of operation or habit is to ride his cool motorcycle everywhere.

 Surreptitious = sneaky or stealthy

 Desecrate = disrespect a sacred place  Desecrate = destruction and destroy

 Anathema = someone or something that is hated  Math is an anathema to me.

 Avarice = greed  Driven by avarice, my sister ate all of the rice!

 Mitigate = alleviate (reduce/lessen)

 Beneficent = generous  If you are a beneficent person, you do things to benefit others.