1. posthumously /ˈpɑs·tʃə·məs/ adv.
happening after a person’s death:
Dillon was posthumously awarded a Silver Star.

2. paralegal /ˌpærəˈliːɡəl/ n.
a person with some legal training whose job is to help lawyers:
She worked as a paralegal in a criminal defense office.

3. paradox /ˈpær·əˌdɑks/ n.
a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics:
It’s a strange paradox that people who say you shouldn’t criticize the government criticize it as soon as they disagree with it.

4. telegram /ˈtel·əˌgræm/ n.
a message sent by telegraph

5.culprit /ˈkʌl·prɪt/ n.
someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong:
Two eyewitnesses identified her as the culprit.

6. mea culpa /ˌmeɪ.əˈkʊl.pə/
used to admit that something was your fault

7.eulogy /ˈju·lə·dʒi/ n.
a speech or piece of writing containing great praise, esp. for someone who has recently died:
He delivered the eulogy at his father’s funeral.

8. euphoria /jʊˈfɔr·i·ə/ n.
a feeling of extreme happiness or confidence:
We were caught up in the euphoria of the moment.

9. praiseworthy /ˈpreɪzˌwɜː.ði/ adj.
deserving praise:

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

10. antecedent /ˌæn·təˈsi·dənt/ n.
something existing or happening before, esp. as the cause of an event or situation: The book dealt with the historical antecedents of the Civil War.

11. rectitude /ˈrek.tɪ.tjuːd/ n.
honesty and correct moral behaviour:

An austere man of unquestioned moral rectitude, Nava inspired deep devotion in those who worked for him.

12. fidelity /fəˈdel·ɪ·t̬i/ n.
the state of remaining loyal to someone and keeping the promises you made to that person

13. equate /ɪˈkweɪt/ v.
to consider as the same, or to connect in your mind: People sometimes equate money with happiness.0

14. equilibrium  /ˌi·kwəˈlɪb·ri·əm/ n.
a state of balance: He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices, production, and consumer demand.

15. panoramic /ˌpæn·əˈræm·ə/ n.
a view from a great distance that covers a very large area:
From the top floor of the hotel you get a panorama of the whole city.

16. synthesize  /ˈsɪn.θə.saɪz/ v.
to produce a substance by a chemical reaction in plants or animals:

There are many vitamins that the body cannot synthesize itself.

17. equator /ɪˈkweɪ·t̬ər/ n
an imaginary line around the earth or another planet at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole

18.pandemonium /ˌpæn·dəˈmoʊ·ni·əm/ n.
noisy confusion and wild excitement:
Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was read.

19. exculpate
to remove blame from someone:
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.

20. syndicate /ˈsɪn·dɪ·kət/ n.
a group of people or companies that join together in order to share the cost of a business operation, such as the buying and publishing of newspaper stories, photographs, etc.

21. paradigm /ˈpær·əˌdɑɪm/ n
a very clear or typical example used as a model:
His ruthless accumulation of wealth stands as a paradigm of greed in the business world.

22.telepathy /təˈlep·ə·θi/ n.
communication with another person by thinking rather than by using words or other signals

23. culpable /ˈkʌl·pə·bəl/ adj.
deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad:
The landowner could be proved culpable for starting the fire.

24. euphemism /ˈju·fəˌmɪz·əm/ n.
the use of a word or phrase to avoid saying another word or phrase that may be unpleasant or offensive, or the word or phrase used:
The phrase “left to pursue other interests” is a euphemism for “fired.”

25. antediluvian /ˌæn.ti.dɪˈluː.vi.ən/ adj.
extremely old-fashioned:

My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.