unit 1 Flashcards
something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic
adjunct
the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking
bellwether
to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; a harsh or noisy cry
caterwaul
absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
chimerical
lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce
effete
an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
fait accompli
narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubborn or conservative
hidebound
any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in rank
hierarchy
a philosophy or practice characterized by usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference
laissez-faire
a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
liturgy
a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped
morass
offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling, harmful or injurious
noisome
forgetful, unaware
oblivious
a base coward
poltroon
a convert; a disciple
proselyte
