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Unit 1 lvl H

Saldier's Oxford Vocab Workshop

PalabraDefinciónSinónimoAntónimo
Adjunct (n) something added to something else as helpful/useful but not essential; an assistant/helpful; a valuable quality/characteristic; (adj) added/connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty/staff in auxiliary capacity (n) associate, addition, accessory
Bellwether the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate/violent undertaking; an indicator of trends ringleader, initiator, barometer follower, imitator, emulator
Caterwaul (v) to howl/screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n) a harsh/noisy cry; a racket (v) whine; (n) wail, screech
Chimerical absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky realistic, down to earth, practicable
Effete lacking in wholesome vigor/energy; worn out/exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out of date decadent, enfeebled, outmoded thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic
Fait accompli an accomplished & presumably irreversible deed/fact/action accomplished fact
Hidebound narrow minded & rigid, esp. in opinions/prejudices; stubbornly & unthinkingly conservative intolerant, inflexible open minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive
Hierarchy any system of things/ppl arranged/graded 1 above the other in order of rank/$/class/etc chain of command, pecking order
Liturgy a religious service/rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship ceremony, observance
Mirage something illusory, w/o substance or a basis in reality; an illusion optical illusion
Morass a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swap; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand bog, quagmire solid ground, bedrock, terra firma
Noisome offensive or disgusting; foul smelling; harmful/injurious fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome wholesome, pleasant, sweet smelling
Oblivious forgetful; unaware insensible aware, mindful cognizant, alert
Poltroon a base coward craven, dastard, "chicken" hero, stalwart, gallant
Proselyte a covert; disciple novice, neophyte master, teacher, guide, guru
Quasi resembling to actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely kind of, semi-, as if totally, completely, actually, in fact
Raillery good humored ridicule; teasing banter, persiflage
Ribald irreverently mocking; coarse; vulgar or indecent in language bawdy, risqué seemly, proper, decorous
Supine lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic/passive prone, prostrate; inert upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical
Vignette a short description or sketch; a pic/illustration w/ edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter thumbnail sketch, anecdote epic, full length treatment
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