Vocab. Lev H Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
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 |
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 |
caterwaul | (v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel (n.) a harsh or noisy cry |
chimerical | (adj.) absurd, wildly fantastic, impossible |
effete | (adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted, sterile or unable to produce |
fait accomple | (n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversable deed, fact, or action |
hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices, stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative |
hierarchy | (n.)any system of things or peole arranged or graded on above another in order or rank, wealth, class |
liturgy | (n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship |
mirage | (n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion |
morass | (n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand |
noisome | (adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmfulor injurious |
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, vulgar, or indecent in language |
supine | (adj.) lying flat one one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic |
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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