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20 Cards in this Set
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a departure from what is proper, right, expected or normal
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aberration
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fro this specific purpose; improvised
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ad hoc
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the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction or ruin
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bane
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the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated
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bathos
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ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along with
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cantankerous
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the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles
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casuistry
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actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned
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de facto
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the act of preying upon or plundering
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depredation
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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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a forerunner, herald
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harbinger
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the relief 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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lacking brillance or vitality; dull
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lackluster
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discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions
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malcontent
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flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed
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mellifluous
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undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives
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nepotism
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to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low taste or vices of others
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pander
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a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming
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peccadillo
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the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident or item
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piece de resistance
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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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a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder or abnormality.
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syndrome
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