Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
bane - (noun) something causes misery or death
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
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
de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality
depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings
harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
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
lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; (noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted
mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear
nepotism - (noun) favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power
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
peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed
piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
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
syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Vocabulary Sentences!
- The camera had a lens system comprising of two elements, used to reduce chromatic aberration.
- After a tornado swept through the school, an ad hoc group of parents was formed to assist in the repairs.
- Her inability to forgive and forget became the bane of her existence.
- The actress' bathos performance resulted in terrible critical reviews.
- The cantankerous old woman refused to agree to the changes her children wanted to make to her house so that it would be more comfortable for her.
- Many went to him because he had a certain casuistry that other people learned a lot from.
- Though many believed in the rumor, when her lies began to crumble in front of her the truth de facto was revealed.
- The depredation of total war during the civil war showed how severe the tensions were between the Union and the Confederacy.
- I was empathetic when I heard about the family's loss of their newborn child.
- The clouds were a harbinger of the thunderstorm that was about to come.
- Their hedonism blinded them from making rational choices that would benefit them in the long run.
- The lackluster shine on the ring reflected how old the family heirloom really was.
- Her malcontent with her husband's behaviour resulted in their divorce.
- The mellifluous tone of her voice made all the boys swoon.
- Her peers accused her of nepotism because she always chose the same friend to do the most important and favored job.
- The man was arrested and convicted of pandering.
- He was very ashamed of his several peccadilloes.
- After hours of speeches and banal presentations, the piece de resistance finally arrived, the musical!
- The defendant was remanded when new evidence in the murder case arose.
- He faked the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome to evade active service.
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