unit 8 vocab
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aberration
a lapse from a sound mental state
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ad hoc
improvised
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bane
poison
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bathos
an anticlimax, comedown
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cantankerous
ill-tempered, quarrelsome
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casuistry
specious argument
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de facto
in reality, actually
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depredation
the act of preying upon or plundering
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empathy
a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else
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harbringer
a forerunner, herald
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hedonism
devotion to or pursuit of pleasure
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lackluster
dull
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malcontent
disoriented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions
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mellifluous
honeyed
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nepotism
undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one’s relatives
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pander
to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others
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peccadillo
a minor sin or offense
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piece de resistance
an outstanding accomplishment
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remand
to send or order back
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syndrome
a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterizes or indicates a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.
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