Shostak level H, unit 8

Willard (United States of America)
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  1. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  2. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  3. bane
    something causing misery or death
  4. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  5. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  6. casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle
  7. de facto
    existing, whether with lawful authority or not
  8. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  9. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  10. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  11. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  12. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  13. malcontent
    dissatisfied as toward authority
  14. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  15. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  16. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  17. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  18. piece de resistance
    the outstanding item in a collection
  19. remand
    refer a matter or legal case back to another authority
  20. syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Created on Fri Aug 16 19:41:09 EDT 2013

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