Scott McDonald/Unit 1

Question 1

(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
Synonyms:(n.) associate, addition, accessory

Answer 1

adjunct

Question 2

(n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
Synonyms:ringleader, initiator, barometer
Antonyms:follower, imitator, emulator

Answer 2

bellwether

Question 3

(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
Synonyms:(v.) whine; (n.) wail, screech

Answer 3

caterwaul

Question 4

(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
Synonyms:fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky
Antonyms:realistic, down-to-earth, practicable

Answer 4

chimerical

Question 5

(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
Synonyms:decadent, enfeebled, outmoded
Antonyms:thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic

Answer 5

effete

Question 6

(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
Synonyms:accomplished fact

Answer 6

fait accompli

Question 7

(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
Synonyms:intolerant, inflexible
Antonyms:open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive

Answer 7

hidebound

Question 8

(n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
Synonyms:chain of command, pecking order

Answer 8

hierarchy

Question 9

(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
Synonyms:ceremony, observance

Answer 9

liturgy

Question 10

(n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
Synonyms:optical illusion

Answer 10

mirage

Question 11

(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
Synonyms:bog, quagmire
Antonyms:solid ground, bedrock, terra firma

Answer 11

morass

Question 12

(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
Synonyms:fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome
Antonyms:wholesome, pleasant, sweet-smelling

Answer 12

noisome

Question 13

(adj.) forgetful; unaware
Synonyms:insensible
Antonyms:aware, mindful, cognizant, alert

Answer 13

oblivious

Question 14

(n.) a base coward
Synonyms:craven, dastard, “chicken”
Antonyms:hero, stalwart, gallant

Answer 14

poltroon

Question 15

(n.) a convert; a disciple
Synonyms:novice, neophyte
Antonyms:master, teacher, guide, guru

Answer 15

proselyte

Question 16

(adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely
Synonyms:kind of, semi-, as if
Antonyms: totally, completely, actually, in fact

Answer 16

quasi

Question 17

(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing

Synonyms: banter, persiflage

Answer 17

raillery

Question 18

(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
Synonyms:bawdy, risque
Antonyms:seemly, proper, decorous

Answer 18

ribald

Question 19

(adj.) lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
Synonyms:prone, prostrate, inert
Antonyms:upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical

Answer 19

supine

Question 20

(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
Synonyms:thumbnail sketch, anecdote
Antonyms:epic, full-length treatment

Answer 20

vignette