vocabular #7

aberration - (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
The man had an aberrition of an ocean while lost in the desert.

Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration

bane - (noun) something causes misery or death
The character Bane in the Batman trilogy is a bane in the plot.

bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos

cantankerous - (adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Children are very cantankerous when given to much sugar

casuistry - (noun) 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
His casuistry for killing the bear was it attacked him.

de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality
Many said john cured diabetes but the de facto was andrew did.

depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
The hurricane created depredation across the gulf.

empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings
knowing how its like to have cancer the lady had empathy for him.

harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
Throughout the plot there were many harbingers that gave the reader ideas on what was coming next.

hedonism - (noun) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
The daredevile believed in hedonism by always looking for the extreme in life.

lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
The rusty sword was in lackluster of its formal glory.
malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
The uneven paint job on the car left the owner malcontent with the companies work.

mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear
Her voice was mellifluous to his senses.

nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
he got the job through nepotism as his dad was the employer.

pander - (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to
A pander today is known as a pimp.

peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed
The boy was known for pulling pranks and other peccadillos

piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
The piece de resistance at the art gallery was the monalisa.

remand - (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Since the court trial was delayed by others his sentence was remanded.
syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
his syndrome of ailments led to the results that he had the flu.