Unit 8 Flashcards
Aberration
(n) a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state.
Anomaly aka Jayson tatum
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
death
Bathos
(n) the 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, comedown
let down
Cantankerous
(adj) ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with
grumpy
Casulstry
(n) The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles;p specious argument.
raising questions, lie; deception; sophistry; trick
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
signal/ indicator
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 or prevailing conditions; (n) such a person
rebel
mellifluous
(adj) flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed
sweet toned, soft music
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
satisfy
peccadillo
(n) a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming
piece de resistance
(n) the main 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 syptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.
