Vocab 1 Flashcards
adjunct
something added to another thing but not essential to it
bellwether
someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
caterwaul
make a shrill and unpleasant screeching sound
chimerical
like a grotesque product of the imagination
effete
excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
fait accompli
an irreversible accomplishment
hidebound
stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
hierarchy
a series of ordered groupings within a system
laissez faire
a doctrine that government should not interfere in commerce
liturgy
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
morass
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
noisome
causing or able to cause nausea
oblivious
lacking conscious awareness of
poltroon
an abject coward
proselyte
a new convert, especially to a religion
