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aberration
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a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state
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aberration
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s. deviation
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aberration
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s. anomaly
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aberration
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s. irregularity
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ad hoc
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for this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this
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ad hoc
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s. makeshift
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ad hoc
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a. permanent
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ad hoc
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a. long standing
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bane
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the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison
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bane
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s. spoiler
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bane
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s. bete noire
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bane
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a. blessing
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bane
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a. comfort
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bane
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a. solace
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bane
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a. balm
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bathos
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the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown
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bathos
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s. mawkishness
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bathos
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s. mush
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bathos
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s. schmaltz
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with
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cantankerous
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s. cranky
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cantankerous
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s. testy
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cantankerous
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s. peevish
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cantankerous
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s. irascible
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cantankerous
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s. ornery
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cantankerous
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a. good-natured
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cantankerous
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a. sweet tempered
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cantankerous
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a. genial
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casuistry
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the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument
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casuistry
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s. sophistry
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casuistry
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s. quibbling
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de facto
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actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually
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de facto
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s. in actuality
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de facto
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s. in point of fact
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de facto
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a. de jure
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de facto
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a. by right
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depredation
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the act of preying upon or plundering
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depredation
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s. looting
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depredation
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s. pillage
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depredation
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s. outrage
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empathy
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a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else
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empathy
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s. sympathy
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empathy
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s. compassion
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empathy
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a. insensitivity
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empathy
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a. callousness
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empathy
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a. detachment
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harbinger
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a forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of
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harbinger
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s. precursor
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harbinger
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s. presage
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harbinger
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a. aftermath
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harbinger
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a. epilogue
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harbinger
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a. sequel
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hedonism
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the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure
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hedonism
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s. pleasure seeking
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hedonism
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s. sensuality
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hedonism
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s. sybaritism
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hedonism
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a. asceticism
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hedonism
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a. puritanism
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hedonism
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a. self-denial
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lackluster
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lacking brilliance or vitality; dull
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lackluster
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s. vapid
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lackluster
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s. insipid
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lackluster
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s. drab
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lackluster
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s. flat
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lackluster
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a. brilliant
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lackluster
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a. radiant
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lackluster
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a. dazzling
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malcontent
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discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person
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malcontent
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s. dissatisfied
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malcontent
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s. disgruntled
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malcontent
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s. grumbler
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malcontent
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a. satisfied
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malcontent
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a. contented
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malcontent
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a. complacent
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malcontent
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a. smug
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mellifluous
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flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed
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mellifluous
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s. euphonious
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mellifluous
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s. musical
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mellifluous
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a. shrill
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mellifluous
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a. strident
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mellifluous
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a. harsh
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mellifluous
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a. grating
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nepotism
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undue favoratism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives
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pander
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to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others; a person who does this
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pander
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s. indulge
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pander
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s. pimp
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pander
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s. procurer
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peccadillo
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a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming
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peccadillo
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s. indiscretion
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peccadillo
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a. felony
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peccadillo
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a. mortal sin
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peccadillo
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a. enormity
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peccadillo
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a. atrocity
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piece de resistance
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the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment
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piece de resistance
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s. centerpiece
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piece de resistance
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s. chef d'oeuvre
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piece de resistance
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a. preliminary
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piece de resistance
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a. hors d'oeuvre
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remand
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to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court
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remand
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s. remit
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remand
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s. return
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remand
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a. forward to
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remand
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a. send on
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remand
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a. release
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syndrome
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a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.
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syndrome
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s. complex
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syndrome
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s. pattern
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