Ad hoc- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
Bane- something causes misery or death
Bathos- triteness or triviality of style; change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Cantankerous- having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Casuistry- moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
De facto- in fact; in reality
Depredation- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; a destructive action
Empathy- understanding and entering into another's feelings
Harbinger- an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
Hedonism- an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
Lackluster- lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
Malcontent- discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
Mellifluous- pleasing to the ear
Nepotism- favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power
Pander- someone who procures customers for whores; arrange for sexual partners for others; yield; give satisfaction to
Peccadillo- a petty misdeed
Piece de resistance- the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, of a serious or group; special item or attraction
Remand- the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial; lock up or confine, in or as in jail
Syndrome- a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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