1. Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

2. discomfit V. to embarrass and confuse Syn: perturb Ant: relax

3. edification N. improvement or enlightenment Syn: betterment

4. malfeasance N. misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official Syn: wrongdoing Haliburton's $7.2 billion contract to feed U.S. soldiers in Iraq bought spoiled and outdated food. In 2010, a Reuters article stated that WellPoint Insurance Company dropped women from coverage when they were diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2004, Wal Mart was accused of locking its night shift janitorial staff in the store without any way out.

5. feasible Adj. capable of being accomplished Syn: possible Ant: impossible

6. surfeit N. condition of being too full; overabundance Syn: abundance Ant: shortage; dearth

7. magnum opus N. the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer Syn: pinnacle Mozart’s The Magic Flute Beethoven’s Fifth Keat’s Ode to a Grecian Urn

8. modus operandi N. manner of working

9. opulent Adj. possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City

10. synergy N. the power that results from the combination or two or more forces Syn: confluence

11. liturgy N. a pattern of prayer worship Mass in Norte-Dame Cathedral, Paris

12. lethargy N. a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy Syn: laziness Ant: activity

13. laborious Adj. requiring mental or physical effort Syn: industrious

14. belabor V. (1) to discuss in too much detail – (2) to attack

15. elaborate V. to explain in greater detail