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Vocab Workshop H8
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aberration | n. a departure from normal |
| ad hoc | adj. improvised, for a specific purpose adv. with respect to this |
| bane | n. the source or cause of ruin |
| bathos | n. the lowest phase, an anticlimax |
| cantankerous | adj. ill-tempered |
| casuistry | n. the determination of right and wrong in conduct or conscience |
| de facto | adj. in effect, but not required adv. in reality |
| depredation | n. the act of preying upon or plundering |
| empathy | n. a sympathetic understanding with the ideas of someone else |
| harbinger | n. a forerunner v. to herald the approach of |
| hedonism | n. pleasure is the point of life (Epicurian philosophy) |
| lackluster | adj. lacking brilliance |
| malcontent | adj. discontented with defiance of prevailing conditions n. such a person |
| mellifluous | adj. flowing sweetly or smoothly |
| nepotism | n. undue favoritism to one's relatives |
| pander | v. to cater to the low tastes of others n. a person who does this |
| peccadillo | n. a minor sin or offense |
| pièce de résistance | n. the principal dish of a meal |
| remand | v. to send or order back |
| syndrome | n. a group of symptoms |