Unit 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| adjunct | (n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity
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| bellweather | (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking, an indicator of trends
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| caterwaul | (v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel (n.) a harsh or noisy cry
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| chimerical | (adj.) absurd, wildly fantastic, impossible
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| effete | (adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted, sterile or unable to produce
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| fait accomple | (n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversable deed, fact, or action
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| hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices, stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
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| hierarchy | (n.)any system of things or peole arranged or graded on above another in order or rank, wealth, class
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| liturgy | (n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
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| mirage | (n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
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| morass | (n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
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| noisome | (adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmfulor injurious
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| oblivious | (adj.) forgetful; unaware
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| poltroon | (n.) a base coward
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| proselyte | (n.) a convert; a disciple
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| quasi | (adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely
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| raillery | (n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing
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| ribald | (adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
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| supine | (adj.) lying flat one one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic
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| 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
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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