Vocabulary #7

1. aberration: the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual
"He aberrated from trendy styles to weird clothes that no one would have ever guessed he would wear."

2. ad hoc: for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
"A committee formed ad hoc to deal with the situation."

3. bane: a person or thing that ruin or spoils
"Gambling was the bane of his existence."

4. bathos: a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace
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5. cantankerous: disagreeable to deal with; peevish
"The cantankerous and argumentative man was annoying to most people."

6. casuistry: specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality
"However, i'm not convinced of such casuistry because i'm not convinced that self-regard and egocentrism are exactly the same thing."

7. de facto: in fact; reality
"Although his title was prime minister, he was de facto president of the country."

8. depredation: the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery
"His depredation towards his girlfriend made her feel empty and selfconscious about herself."

9. empathy: the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings
"I felt empathy towards her when she lost her dad to cancer."

10. harbinger: a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another
"The harbinger made the girl feel welcomed in the group."

11. hedonism: the doctrine that pleasure and happiness is the highest good
"Loving and happy people believe in hedonism."

12. lackluster: lacking brilliance or radiance; dull
"The lackluster jewelry wasn't very appealing and nobody wanted it."

13. malcontent: not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances
"I felt malcontent with my work."

14. melliflows: sweetly or smoothingly flowing; sweet-sounding
"The harmonies make beautiful melliflows that makes you want to listen to the song over and over."

15. nepotism: patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship
"The teacher was accused of nepotism after she gave more attention to one student than the rest."

16. pander: a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse
"The pimp was a pander."

17. peccadillo: a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifiling fault
"His peccadillo made his parents very angry, but after a couple weeks of being grounded, he was finally forgiven."

18. piece de resistance: the principal dish of a meal
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19. remand: to send back, remit, or consign again
"They remanded the man to jail after he committed a second crime."

20. syndrome: a group of symptoms that together are characteristics of a specific disorder, disease, or the like
"The boy was born with Down Syndrome which has been very hard for the family."