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9266934936aberrationa departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state0
9266934937ad hocfor this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this1
9266934938banethe source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison2
9266934939bathosthe 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
9266934940cantankerousill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with4
9266934941casulstrythe determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument5
9266934942de factoactually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually6
9266934943depredationthe act of preying upon or plundering7
9266934944empathya sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else8
9266934945harbingera forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of9
9266934946hedonismthe belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure10
9266934947lacklusterlacking brilliance or vitality; dull11
9266934948malcontentdiscontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person12
9266934949mellifluousflowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed13
9266934950nepotismundue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives14
9266934951panderto cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others; a person who does this15
9266934952peccadilloa minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming16
9266934953piece de resistancethe principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment17
9266934954remandto send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or a lower court18
9266934955syndromea group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.19

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