Vocab 8

Question 1

abberration

Answer 1

a departure from what is proper, right, or expected

Question 2

ad hoc

Answer 2

for a specific purpose

Question 3

bane

Answer 3

the source or cause of a fatal injury

Question 4

bathos

Answer 4

grossly insincere

Question 5

cantankerous

Answer 5

ill-tempered, quarrelsome

Question 6

casuistry

Answer 6

the determination of right and wrong

Question 7

de facto

Answer 7

actually existing, but not acquired

Question 8

depredation

Answer 8

the acting of preying upon

Question 9

empathy

Answer 9

a sympathetic understanding

Question 10

harbringer

Answer 10

a forerunner; approaching

Question 11

hedonism

Answer 11

devotion to gain pleasure

Question 12

lackluster

Answer 12

something that’s lacking; mid

Question 13

malcontent

Answer 13

discontented

Question 14

mellifluous

Answer 14

Honeyed, sweetened

Question 15

nepotism

Answer 15

undue favoritism

Question 16

pander

Answer 16

to cater to or prefer to

Question 17

peccadillo

Answer 17

a small offense; minor sin

Question 18

piece de resistance

Answer 18

the peak of a dish, event, incident, or an outstanding accomplishment

Question 19

remand

Answer 19

to send back to jail

Question 20

syndrome

Answer 20

a group of symptoms the turn out to be a disease