Extra termonology

compare; example

short-sighted

trite; lacking originality, obvious and boring

basic; primitive, elementary

mousy; fearful; meek

cheerful; optimistic

accidental; chance unforeseen

weariness; boredom, lethargic

lies; untruthful, deceit

wrongful performance of a lawful act; the act of performing a legal action, but in an improper way. The following are examples of misfeasance occurrences:

• A public official hires his sister without realizing hiring family members is illegal.
• A lawyer has an incorrect deadline, and files important legal documents past the deadline’s actual date.
• An accountant makes an unintentional error on his client’s tax return.
• A business executive willfully ignores company policy and decides to try and take a short cut to save time and resources.

without or beyond authority

secret

to the damage

• changing fortunes; the quality or state of being changeable : MUTABILITY
• b : natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs
• 2a : a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or condition

an amateur, a dabbler

• prevent; remove (a need or difficulty).
• "the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains"
• synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make/render unnecessary
• "our latest agreement obviates any further discussion of the matter"

affliction; plight

with greater force

verbal; oral; as in an orally or spoken will.

unique; one of a kind

criminal; sinister

husband and wife

deduce

from the beginning

clarify

audacity

unmanageable

disengage

affirming existence; empirical

and husband

and others

pledge as security for debt

illogical, does not follow

hardened in wrong doing

to settle; to place or conceal in a secure place

glowing

oratory; the skill of clear and expressive speech

identifying with and understanding another’s situation

worthy of being copied

peevish

noisy

impractical

syllabus, summary

• guilty uneasiness; a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
• "spend the money without compunction"
• synonyms: scruples, misgivings, qualms, worries, unease, uneasiness, doubts, reluctance, reservations

hidden

carry in a particular manner; carry oneself

• monumentally bad; outstandingly bad; shocking.
• "egregious abuses of copyright"
• synonyms: shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous

spacious, roomy

performance of an unlawful act/ evil wrongdoing

quagmire; an area of muddy or boggy ground

essence of the crime

• demolish to ground level; completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).
• "villages were razed to the ground"
• synonyms: destroy, demolish, raze to the ground, tear down, pull down, knock down, level, flatten, bulldoze, wipe out, lay waste
• "the old library will be razed on Saturday"

designation; name

derived from observation

anger, spite

puzzling

of a son or daughter

calm, serene

marauding, predatory

discard, throw overboard

oppressive, burdensome

disgrace, reproach

formal expression of praise

mournful, sad

• vague; (of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined.
• "nebulous concepts like quality of life"
• synonyms: vague, ill-defined, unclear, hazy, uncertain, indefinite, indeterminate, imprecise, unformed, muddled, confused, ambiguous
• "nebulous ideas"

future perfection in the world

offense, resentment

extraordinary, huge; remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

renounce, disavow

hopeful

sudden, illogical change of mood or behavior

worldly, nonspiritual

crack, crevice

that is to say, namely

voluntarily; on his own motion

in equal fault

in his own right

for (during) the life of another

no wrong done

burden of proof

error

of its own kind or class

by word of mouth, verbally; oral testimony

sleep walker

bubbly, effervescent

exceptionally loud

transparent; 1: characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through diaphanous fabrics a diaphanous curtain. 2 : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal painted diaphanous landscapes.

an amateur, a dabbler

causing drowsiness

• instructive, contains lessons; intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
• "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"

misleading, incorrect

• inclined to silence; not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
• "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"
• synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy

timid, shy