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Unit 8
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12th Grade
01/21/2010

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aberration
Definition
deviation, a lapse form, a sound mental state
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ad hoc
Definition
improvised, makeshift
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bane
Definition
spoiler, bete noire
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bathos
Definition
mush, an anticlimax
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cantankerous
Definition
ill-tempered, testy, cranky, quarrelsome
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casuistry
Definition
sophistry, quibbling
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de facto
Definition
in actuality, in point of fact, in reality
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depredation
Definition
the act of looting, plundering, pillage
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empathy
Definition
compassion, a sympathetic understanding
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harbinger
Definition
a forerunner, precursor
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hedonism
Definition
pleasure seeking, sensuality
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lackluster
Definition
dull, lacking brilliance or vitality
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malcontent
Definition
dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented
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mellifluous
Definition
musical, honeyed, euphonius
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nepotism
Definition
undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives
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pander
Definition
to indulge
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peccadillo
Definition
indsicretion, a minor sin or offense
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piece de resistance
Definition
centerpiece, the main event
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remand
Definition
to return, to send back or order back
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syndrome
Definition
pattern, complex
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