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AP English Unit 1
Unit 1 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Adjunct | Something added to something else as helpful or useful. [associate, addition] |
bellwether | indicator of trends, a leader. [initiator, ringleader] |
caterwaul | howl or screech like a cat. A harsh cry [whine, wail] |
chimerical | absurd; wildly impossible [fanciful] |
effete | lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out [decadent, enfeebled] |
fait accompli | an accomplished and irreversible deed, fact, or action |
hidebound | narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices. [intolerant] |
hierarchy | system of things arranged in order of rank [pecking order] |
liturgy | religious service or rite [ceremony] |
mirage | something illusory; an illusion |
morass | patch of low, soft, wet ground; a confusing situation [bog, quagmire] |
moisom | offensive or disgusting; harmful [fetid, vile, loathesome] |
oblivious | forgetful; unaware [insensible] |
poltroon | a coward |
proselyte | a disciple [novice, neophyte] |
quasi | resembling but not actually being. [kind of, semi-] |
raillery | good-humored ridicule, teasing. [banter] |
ribald | irreverently mocking; vulgar or indecent in language [bawdy] |
supine | lying flat on one's back; lethargic; apathetic or passive [inert] |
vignette | short description or sketch |