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Unit 8 lvl H
| Palabra | Definación | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bane | the source/cause of fatal injury/death/destruction/ ruin; death or ruin itself; poison | spoiler, bête noire | blessing, comfort, solace, balm |
| Bathos | the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty/elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown | mawkishness, mush, schmaltz | |
| Cantankerous | ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along/deal with | crank, testy, peevish, irascible, ornery | good-natured, sweet-tempered, genial |
| Casuistry | the determination of right & wrong in questions of conduct/conscience by the application of general ethnical principles; specious argument | sophistry, quibbling | |
| De facto | (adj)actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; (adv) in reality, actually | in actuality, in point of fact | de jure, by right |
| Depredation | the act of preying upon or plundering | looting, pillage, outrage | |
| Empathy | a sympathetic understanding or or identification w/ the feelings/thoughts/attitudes of someone/thing else | sympathy, compassion | insensitivity, callousness, detachment |
| Harbinger | (n) a forerunner; herald; (v) to herald the approach of | (n) precursor; (v) presage | (n) aftermath, sequel, epilogue |
| Hedonism | the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life’s chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure | pleasure seeking, sensuality, sybaritism | asceticism, puritanism, self-denial |
| Lackluster | lacking brilliance/vitality; dull | vapid, insipid, drab, flat | brilliant, radiant, dazzling |
| Malcontent | (adj) discontented w/ or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; (n) such a person | (adj) dissatisfied, disgruntled; (n) grumbler | (adj) satisfied, contented, complacent, smug |
| Mellifluous | Flowing sweetly/smoothly; honeyed | euphonious, musical | shrill, strident, harsh, grating |
| Nepotism | undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one’s relatives | ||
| Pander | (v) to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes/vices of others; (n) a person who does that | ||
| Peccadillo | a minor sin/offense; a trifling fault/shortcoming | indiscretion | felony, mortal sin, enormity, atrocity |
| Pièce de résistance | the principal dish of a meal; the principal event/incident/item; an outstanding accomplishment | centerpiece, chef d’oeuvre | preliminary, hors d’oeuvre |
| Remand | to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail/lower court | remit, return | forward to, send on, release |
| Syndrome | a group of symptoms/signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease/disorder/abnormally/ ect | complex, pattern | |
| Aberration | a departure from what is proper/right/expected/ normal; a lapse from a sound mental state | deviation, anomaly, irregularity | |
| Ad hoc | (adj)for this specific purpose; improvised; (adv) w/ respect to this | (adj) makeshift | (adj) permanent, long-standing |
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