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Vocab 1-3
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjunct | (N)something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential (ADJ)added or connected in a subordinate capacity |
| bellwether | (N)leader |
| caterwaul | (V)to howl or screech like a cat |
| chimerical | (ADJ)absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible |
| effete | (ADJ)lacking in wholesome vigor or energy |
| fait accompli | (N)an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action |
| hidebound | (ADJ)narrow-minded and rigid, inflexible |
| hierarchy | (N)any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in an order of rank |
| liturgy | (N)a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship |
| mirage | (N)something illusory |
| morass | (N)a patch of low, soft, wet ground |
| noisome | (ADJ) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling;harmful |
| oblivious | (ADJ)forgetful;unaware |
| poltroon | (N)a base coward |
| proselyte | (N)a convert; a disciple |
| quasi | (Adj) resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | (N) good-humored ridicule; teasing |
| ribald | (ADJ) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language |
| supine | (ADJ) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic |
| vignette | (N) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off |
| aegis | (N) protection; patronage; sponsorship |
| apprise | to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notification |
| bibulous | fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent |
| claque | a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat |
| deracinate | to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot |
| eleemosynary | charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity |
| indigenous | originating in the country or region where found, native |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears |
| lexicon | a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person or group |
| melee | a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all |
| microcosm | a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system |
| minuscule | very small, tiny |
| obfuscate | to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder |
| paternalism | the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
| polarize | to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern |
| purview | the range, extent, or scope of something |
| sanguine | having a ruddy complexion |
| solecism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance |
| verisimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable |
| ancillary | subordinate or supplementary |
| bowdlerize | to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc) |
| condescend | to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
| cozen | to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| enclave | an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character |
| forte | a person's strong point; what a person does best |
| gratis | free, without a charge |
| icon | a representative image or a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself |
| interstice | a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| macrocosm | the universe considered as a whole |
| mountebank | a trickster or swindler, a charlatan |
| paean | a song of praise, joy, or triumph |
| persiflage | lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
| plethora | overfullness |
| pragmatic | concerned with practice considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory |
| quizzical | puzzled; mocking; odd |
| rapacity | inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
| schism | a formal split within a religious organization...hostile split of a group |
| therapeutic | having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
| virtuoso | a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique |
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