Level H unit 8
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stephaniexoelise on March 27, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aberration | a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state |
| ad hoc | for this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this |
| bane | the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison |
| bathos | the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaturated sentimentality; the lowest phrase, nadir; and anticlimax, comedown |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with |
| casuistry | the determincation of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument |
| de facto | actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually |
| depredation | the act of preying upon or plundering |
| empathy | a sympathetic understanding of or identification with feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else |
| harbinger | a forerunner, herald |
| hedonism | the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim |
| lackluster | lacking brilliance or vitality; dull |
| malcontent | discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions |
| mellifluous | flowing sweetly or smoothly |
| nepotism | undue favoritism to one's relatives |
| pander | to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others |
| peccadillo | a minor sin or offense, a trifling fault or shortcoming |
| piece de resistance | the principal dish of a meal; an outstanding accomplishment |
| remand | to send or order back, in law to send back to jail or a lower court |
| syndrome | a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc. |
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