1. (Because Ms. Landon loves you)

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

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

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

5.  Surreptitious = sneaky or stealthy

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

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

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

9.  Mitigate = alleviate (reduce/lessen)

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