Week Twenty Five

Question 0

casuistry

(noun) - specious argument; deceptive or overly subtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality;

Answer 0

Synonyms: deception, fallacy

Question 1

cantankerous

(adj) - irritated or irritable, ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with

Answer 1

Synonyms: disagreeable, obstinate

Question 2

de facto

(adj) - actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned

Answer 2

Synonyms: existing, tangible

Question 3

depredation

(noun) - destruction, the attrition, the act of preying upon or plundering

Answer 3

Synonyms: desolation, plunder

Question 4

harbinger

(noun) - brings the sign of something, forerunner; herald

Answer 4

Synonyms: precursor, forerunner