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Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjunct | noun:something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential. helper value quality adj:added or connected in a subordinate capacity. syn: associate addition accessory |
| bellwether | noun:a leader as in a desperate or violent undertaking, an indicator of trends. the male sheep that leads a flock to the slaughterhouse syn: ringleader initiator barometer ant: follower imitator emulator |
| caterwaul | noun: a harsh or noisy cry; a racket verb: to howel or screech like a cat; to quarrel sy |
| chimerical | adj: absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible syn: fanciful visionary quixotic pie-in-the-sky ant: realistic down-to-earth practicable |
| effete | adj: out of date lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn out exhausted; sterile unable to produce syn: decadent enfeebled outmoded ant: thriving burgeoning vigorous dynamic |
| fait accompli | noun: an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action syn: accomplished fact |
| hide bound | adj: narrow minded and rigid especially in opinions or prejudices. stubbornly conservative syn:intolerant inflexible ant:openminded tolerant liberal progressive |
| hierachy | any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in order of wealth class rank, etc. syn:chain of command pecking order |
| liturgy | noun: a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship syn:ceremony observance |
| mirage | noun: something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion syn: optical illusion |
| morass | noun: a patch of low soft wet ground a swamp a confusing situation in which one is entrapped as in quichsand syn:bog quagmire ant:solid ground bedrock terra firma |
| noisome | adj: offensive or disgusting; foul smelling; harmful syn:fetid noxious vile loathsome ant: wholesome pleasant sweet smelling |
| oblivious | adj: forgetful unaware syn: insensible ant: aware mindful cognizant alert |
| poltroon | noun: a base coward syn: craven dastard, "chicken" ant: hero stalwart gallant |
| proselyte | noun: a convert a disciple syn: novice neophyte ant: master teacher guide guru |
| quasi | adj: resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely |
| raillery | noun: good humored ridicule; teasing syn:banter persiflage |
| ribald | adj: irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language syn: bawdy risque ant: seemly, proper, decorous |
| supine | adj: lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive syn: prone prostrate inert ant:upright erect perpendicular vertical |
| vignette | noun: 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. syn: thumbnail sketch, anecdote antonyms: epic, full length treatment |
Created by:
Hayley Barry
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