vocab quiz 1 Flashcards
adjunct
something added to something else as helpful or useful
bellwether
an indicator or predictor of a trend
caterwaul
to hawl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
chimerical
absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
effete
lacking in wholesome vigor or energy
fait accompli
an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed
hierarchy
any system of things or people arranged one above the other
laissez-faire
deliberate obstention from direction or interference
liturgy
a religious service or rite
hidebound
narrow-minded and rigid; especially opinions or prejudices
Morass
a patch of low, soft, wet ground: a swamp.
Noisome
offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful.
oblivious
forgetful; unaware
patroon
a base coward (noun)
proselyte
a convert; a disciple
quasi
resembling but not actually being
raillery
good-humored ridicule; teasing
ribald
irreverently mocking; coarse , vulgar, or indecent in language
supine
lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
vignette
a short description or sketch; a picture with edges that gradually shade off
Aegisi
protection; patronage; sponsorship
Aprise
it infrom of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
Bibulous
found or inclined to drink; absorbent
claque
a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; an opera hat
derecinate
to pull up by the roots; to root out; uproot or dislocate to eliminate all traces
exegisis
an explanation or critical interpretation
indigeneous
originating in the country or region where found; native; inherent
lachrymose
given tears or weeping; causing to shed tears
lexicon
a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject
meice
a confused struggle; a violent free for all
micocosm
a miniture world or universe
miniscule
very small, tiny; a lowercase letter
obluscate
to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
paternalism
the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
polarize
to cause to concentrate around to conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
purview
to range, extent, or scope of something; in law; the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue
sanguine
having a ruddy complextion; or cheerfully, confident, or optimistic outlook
solecism
a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette
vassal
a person under the protection of a federal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance or subordinate or dependent
versimillute
the quality appearing to be true, real, likely, or procable
paen
a song of praise, joy, or triumph
persifiage
light hearted joking, talk or writing
mountebank
a trickster or swindler: charlatan
plethora
overfulles; superabundance
progamatic
concerned with practical considerations or values; stiff in one’s opinions
quizzical
puzzled, mocking, add, equivical
rapacity
inordinate gred; the disposition to obtain one’s desire; by force, exertion, or plunder
schism
a formal split within a religous organization; any division or speration of a group into hestile functions
theraputic
having the power to heal or cure
virtuse
a brilliant performer; a person with mastery skill or technique
