Vocab list #7

1. aberration (noun)- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.

2. ad hoc (adverb)- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration.

3. bane (noun)- something causes misery or death

4. bathos (noun)- a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos

5. cantankerous (adj)- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.

6. casuistry (noun)- moral philosophy based on the principles to resolve moral dilemmas.

7. de facto (noun)- in the fact; in reality

8. depredation (noun)- an act of plundering

9. empathy (noun)- understanding and entering into another's feelings

10. harbinger (noun)- an indication of the approach of something

11. hedonism (noun)- an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

12. lackluster (adj)- lacking luster or shine

13. malcontent (adj)- disconnected as toward authority

14. mellifluous (adj)- pleasing to the ear

15. nepotism (noun)- favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power

16. pander (noun)- someone who procures customers for whores

17. peccadillo (noun)- a petty misdeed.

18. piece of resistance (noun)- the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event article etc..

19. remand (noun)- the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial.

20. syndrome (noun)- a complex of concurrent things.