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Vocab u1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjunct | some extra help, addition, associate |
| bellweather | male sheep that leads flock to slaughter house, ringleader |
| caterwaul | howl or screech like a cat, whine |
| chimerical | absurd, impossible, fanciful |
| effete | lacking wholesome vigor or energy, decadent |
| fait accompli | an accomplished fact |
| hidebound | narrow minded and rigid, inflexible |
| hierarchy | people arranged in order of rank, pecking order |
| liturgy | religious service or rite, ceremony |
| mirage | something illusory, optical illusion |
| morass | patch of low soft wet ground, bog |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting, foul |
| oblivious | forgetful, insensible |
| poltroon | coward, chicken |
| proselyte | a disciple, convert, novice |
| quasi | kind of, resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | good humored ridicule, teasing |
| ribald | mocking, vulgar, bawdy |
| supine | lying flat on your back, prone |
| vignette | short description or sketch, anecdote |