| A | B |
|---|
| ad hoc | Adj or Adv: for this specific purpose |
| depredation | N: the act of preying upon or plundering |
| harbinger | N: a forerunner, herald V: to herald the approach of |
| de facto | ADJ: actually existing or in effect ADV: in reality, actually |
| aberration | N: a departure from what is proper, right , expected |
| empathy | N: a sympathetic understanding of feelings of someone else |
| bathos | N: grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality |
| bane | N: the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin |
| cantankerous | ADJ: ill-tempered, quarrelsome |
| sophistry | N: the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct by the application of general ethical principles |
| pecccadillo | N: a minor sin or offense |
| syndrome | N: a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease |
| nepotism | N: undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives |
| hedonism | N: the belief that the attinment of pleasure is life's chief aim |
| piece of resistance | N: The principal dish of a meal; the principal event |
| remanded | V: to send or order back |
| pander | V: to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others N: one who does this |
| mellifluous | ADJ: flowing sweetly or smoothly |
| lackluster | ADJ: lacking brilliance or vitality; dull |
| malcontents | ADJ: discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions N: such a person |
