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| 3199884874 | aberration | ra' noun: a departure from what is proper, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound or mental state. Syn: deviation, irregularity |  | 0 |
| 3199901433 | ad hoc | ad' hak' adjective: for this purpose; improvised. adverb: with respect to this. Syn: adj, makeshift Ant: adj, permanent, long-standing |  | 1 |
| 3199923138 | bane | ban noun: The source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison. Syn: spoiler, bete noire Ant: blessing, comfort, solace, balm |  | 2 |
| 3200475164 | bathos | ba noun: the intrusion of the commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty and elevated, grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir, an anticlimax syn: mawkishness, mush |  | 3 |
| 3200513055 | cantankerous | tan' Adjective: ill-tempered, quarrelsome, difficult to get along or deal with syn: cranky, testy, peevish, irascible, ornery ant: good-natured, sweet, genial |  | 4 |
| 3200526272 | casuistry | kazh' noun: the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles, serious argument. syn: quibbling |  | 5 |
| 3200537601 | de facto | fak' adjective: actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned. adverb: reality, actually syn: in actuality, in point of fact ant: de jure, by right |  | 6 |
| 3200551903 | depredation | da' noun: The act of preying upon or plundering Syn: looting, outrage |  | 7 |
| 3200560808 | empathy | em' noun: a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else. Syn: sympathy or compassion Ant: insensitivity, callousness, detachment |  | 8 |
| 3200571179 | harbinger | har noun: a forerunner, herald verb: to herald the approach of syn: noun: precursor verb: presage ant: noun: aftermath, epilogue, sequel |  | 9 |
| 3200587844 | hedonism | he' noun: the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure. syn: pleasure seeking, sensuality ant: asceticism, puritanism |  | 10 |
| 3200600748 | lackluster | lak' Adjective: lacking brilliance or vitality, dull syn: vapid, insipid, drab, flat ant: brilliant, radiant, dazzling |  | 11 |
| 3200607272 | malcontent | mal' adj: discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions noun: such a person ^ syn: adj. dissatisfied, disgruntled, noun: grumbler ant: adj. satisfied, contented, complacent, smut |  | 12 |
| 3200632338 | mellifluous | lif' adj: flowing sweetly or smoothly, honeyed syn: adj- euphonious ant: strident, harsh, grating |  | 13 |
| 3200659333 | nepotism | nep' noun: undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives |  | 14 |
| 3200666114 | pander | pan' verb: to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others. noun: a person who does this syn: verb: indulge noun: pimp, procurer |  | 15 |
| 3200683515 | peccadillo | dil' noun: a minor sin or offense, a trifling fault or shortcoming syn: lapse ant: felony, moral sin, enormity, atrocity |  | 16 |
| 3200692739 | pie'ce de re'sistance | stans noun: the principal dish of a meal, the principal event, incident, or item, an outstanding accomplishment syn: centerpiece, chef d'oevre ant: preliminary, hors d' oevre |  | 17 |
| 3200729103 | remand | mand' verb: to send or order back, in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court syn: remit, return ant: forward to, send on, release |  | 18 |
| 3200738360 | syndrome | sin' noun: a group of symptoms or signs that collectively syn: complex, pattern |  | 19 |
