The Wørd #2

Question 1

Ad hoc

Answer 1

Adj
For this specific purpose; improvised 
Adv
With respect to this 
Syn: makeshift
Ant: permanent, long standing

Question 2

Bane

Answer 2

Noun
The source or cause if fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin
Death or ruin itself; poison 
Syn: spoiler, bête noire
Ant: blessings, comfort, solace, Balm

Question 3

aberration

Answer 3

Noun
A departure from what’s proper, right, expected, or normal
A lapse in sound mental state

Syn: deviation, anomaly, irregularity

Question 4

Bathos

Answer 4

Noun

The intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated.