Vocab Flashcards
1
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A harsh or noisy cry
A
Caterwaul
2
Q
An accomplished and presumably irreversible action
A
Fait accompli
3
Q
Without a basis in reality
A
Mirage
4
Q
Added or connected in a subordinate capacity
A
Adjunct
5
Q
Any system of things or people arranged or grade one above another in order of rank, weaker, class, etc
A
Hierarchy
6
Q
An indicator of trends
A
Bellwether
7
Q
A religious service or rite
A
Lithurgy
8
Q
Stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
A
Hidebound
9
Q
Widely fantastic; impossible
A
Chimerical
10
Q
Listless or lethargic
A
Supine
11
Q
A confusing situation in which one is entrapped
A
Morass
12
Q
A short description or sketch
A
Vignette
13
Q
A convert; a disciple
A
Proselyte
14
Q
Offensive or disgusting
A
Noisome
15
Q
Vulgar language
A
Ribald
