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4022739203Aberration(n.) a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state0
4022755006Ad Hoc(adj.) for this specific purpose; improvised; (adv.) with respect to this1
4022764757Bane(n.) the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison2
4022772548Bathos(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, comedown3
4022783082Cantankerous(adj.) ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with4
4022787611Casuistry(n.) the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument5
4022805438De facto(adj.) actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; (adv.) in reality, actually6
4022811211Depredation(n.) the act of preying upon or plundering7
4022823735Empathy(n.) a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or someone else8
4022834387Harbinger(n.) a forerunner, herald; (v.) to herald the approach of9
4022841370Hedonism(n.) the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure10
4022847651Lackluster(adj.) lacking brilliance or vitality; dull11
4022859852Malcontent(adj.) discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; (n.) such a person12
4022869444Mellifluous(adj.) flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed13
4022889664Nepotism(n.) undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives14
4022895564Pander(v.) to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others;(n.) a person who does this15
4022906825Peccadillo(n.) a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming16
4022909075Piece de resistance(n.) the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment17
4022915564Remand(v.) to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to lower court18
4022925608Syndrome(n.) a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.19

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