Unit 1 (Adjunct - Vignette) Flashcards

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Bellwether

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Leader, Indicator.

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Adjunct

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Addition, Helper.

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Caterwaul

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Howl, Screech, Quarrel, Noisy Cry.

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Chimerical

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Absurd, Wildly Fantastic, Impossible, Fabulous.

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Effete

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Lacking, Worn-Out, Exhausted, Lazy.

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Fait Accompli

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Accomplished Fact, Deed, Action.

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Hidebound

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Narrow-Minded, Rigid, Stubborn, Hateful.

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Hierarchy

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System Of Things/ People, Order of Rank/ Class

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Liturgy

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Religious Service/ Rite, Ritual, Public Worship.

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Mirage

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Illusory, Without Reality, Illusion.

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Morass

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Wet Ground.

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Noisome

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Immoral, Offensive, Harmful, Injurious.

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Oblivious

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Forgetful, Unaware, Ignorant.

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Poltroon

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Chicken, Base Coward.

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Proselyte

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Changed Person, Convert, Disciple.

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Quasi-

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Certain Extent, Almost, Somewhat, Some Degree.

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Raillery

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Fun, Jocking, Good-Humored, Ridicule, Teasing.

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Ribald

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Mocking Language, Coarse, Vulgar, Indecent.

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Supine

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Lying Flat, Listless, Lethargic, Passive.

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Vignette

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Sketch, Picture, Illustration with Faded Edges.