Aberration - 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
Ad hoc - For the special purpose or end presently under consideration
Bane - Something causes misery or death
Bathos - Triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
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; foreshadow or presage of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
Lackluster - lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
Malcontent - discontented as toward authority; 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 - to gives satisfaction to
Peccadillo - a petty misdeed
Piece de resistance - the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc. of a series or group; special item or attraction
Remand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial; refer to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine
Syndrome - a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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