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