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Vocabulary Workshop
Level H Unit 1-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjunct | (n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity |
| bellwether | (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader |
| caterwaul | (v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket |
| chimerical | (adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible |
| effete | (adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date |
| fait accompli | (n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed |
| hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid |
| hierarchy | (n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in 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 |
| noisome | (adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injourious |
| oblivious | (adj.) forgetful; unaware |
| poltroon | (n.) a base coward |
| proselyte | (n.) a convert; a disciple |
| quasi | (adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely |
| raillery | (n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing |
| ribald | (adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse |
| supine | (adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive |
| vignette | (n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter |