UNIT 8 | SADLIER LEVEL H VOCAB

you will master this vocab you will get an 100 you will pass aplang with an a you will get a five on the exam

abberation

(n.) a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state

ad hoc

(adj.) for this specific purpose; improvised; (adv.) with respect to this

bane

(n.) the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison.

bathos

(n.) the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context who tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; and anticlimax, comedown

cantankerous

(adj.) ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with.

casuistry

(n.) the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument.

de facto

(adj.) actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; (adv.) in reality, actually.

depredation

(n.) the act of preying upon or plundering

empathy

(n.) a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else.

harbinger

(n.) a forerunner, herald; (v.) to herald the approach of.

hedonism

(n.) the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life’s chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure

lackluster

(adj.) lacking brilliance or vitality; dull

malcontent

(adj.) discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; (n.) such a person

mellifluous

(adj.) flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed

nepotism

(n.) undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one’s relatives

pander

(v.) to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others; (n.) a person who does this.

peccadillo

(n.) a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming

piéce de résistance

(n.) the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment.

remand

(v.) to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court

syndrome

(n.) a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterizes or indicates a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.