| A | B |
|---|
| odyssey | long, adventurous journey |
| protean | readily changing form or character |
| fiasco | complete or ridiculous failure |
| idiosyncrasy | personal peculiarity |
| quintessence | most essential part or quality |
| rankle | cause bitterness, hatred, resentment |
| decimate | destroy or kill a large part of |
| narcissism | extreme self-love or self-admiration |
| incumbent | holder of an office or position |
| succumb | give in, give up |
| malady | disease, disorder |
| malice | ill will, desire to harm others |
| malinger | pretend illness or injury to avoid work |
| malefactor | evildoer, criminal |
| malpractice | failure of professional duty or professional misconnect |
