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1st vocab
1st list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assistant | adjunct |
| aegis | protection/support |
| to inform | apprise |
| bellwether | leader |
| bibulous | absorbent; addicted to drink |
| caterwaul | to howl, screech, wail (as cats in a rutting tone) |
| chimerical | highly unrealistic; imaginary |
| claque | a group hired to applaud an act or performer |
| deracinate | to uproot |
| effete | lacking in wholesome vigor; exhausted; worn out; sterile |
| fait-accompli | an accoplished fact; a thing already done |
| hidebound | narrow; inflexible in opinion |
| hierarchy | ranking system |
| liturgy | a form of public worship; a ritual |
| mirage | something illusory; without substance or reality |
| morass | a marsh or bog; any confusing or troublesome situation |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting as an odor; harmful or injurious to health |
| oblivious | unaware; unmindful |
| poltroon | a wretched coward; marked by utter cowardice |
| proseylyte | a convert |
| quasi | resembling |
| raillery | a bantering remark |
| ribald | vulgar or indecent in speech; irreverant |
| supine | inactive |
| vignette | a smal, graceful literary sketch |