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Level H Unit 1
Lit and Word
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential |
| bellwether | ringleader, an indicator of trends |
| caterwaul | to howl or screech like a cat, a harsh or noisy cry |
| chimerical | absurd; impossible |
| effete | lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; exhausted |
| fait accompli | an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact or action |
| hidebound | narrow minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices |
| hierarchy | any system of things or people arranged one above the other in order of rank, wealth, class etc... |
| liturgy | a religious service of rite |
| mirage | an illusion |
| morass | a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a confusing situation where one is entrapped |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting; foul smelling |
| oblivious | forgetful, unaware |
| poltroon | a coward |
| proselyte | a convert; disciple |
| quasi | resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | good humored teasing |
| ribald | coarse, vulgar language |
| supine | lying flat on one's back; apathetic or passive |
| vignette | a short description or sketch |