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vocab section 1
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Question | Answer |
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S:associate, addition, accessory | adjunct |
s:ringleader, initiator, barometer a: follower, imitator, emulator | bellwether |
s:(v) whine; (n) wail, screech | caterwaul |
s: fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky a: realistic, down-to-earth, practicable | chimerical |
s: decadent, enfeebled, outmoded a: thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic | effete |
s: accomplished fact | fait accompli |
s: intolerant, inflexible a: open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive | hidebound |
s: chain of command, pecking order | hierarchy |
s: ceremony, observance | liturgy |
s: optical illusion | mirage |
s: bog, quagmire a: solid ground, bedrock, terra firma | morass |
s: fetid, noxious, vile, loathesome a: wholesome, pleasant, sweet-smelling | noisome |
s: insensible a: aware, mindful, cognizant, alert | oblivious |
s: craven, dastard, "chicken" a: hero, stalwart, gallant | poltroon |
s: novice, neophyte a: master, teacher, guide, guru | proselyte |
s: kind of, semi-, as if | quasi |
s: banter, persiflage | raillery |
s: Bawdy, risque' a: seemly, proper, decorous | ribald |
s: prone, prostrate; inert a: upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical | supine |
s: thumbnail sketch, anecdote a: epic, full-length treatment | vignette |