Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
Fait accompli
an accomplishment and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
Mirage
Something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
Hidebound
Narrow minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative.
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; attached to a faculty or staff in a subordinate capacity
Liturgy
A religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of pubic worship.
Effete
Lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out of date.
Bellwether
The male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator trends.
Chimerical
Absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
Hierarchy
Any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
Caterwaul
(V.)To howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket.
Supine
Lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive.
Quasi
Reassembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely.
Oblivious
Forgetful; unaware
Vignette
A short description or sketch; a decorative design on the title page of a book or beginning or end of a chapter.
Poltroon
A base coward
