vocab unit 1 Flashcards
something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic
adjunct n
added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity
adjunct adj
the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
bellwether n
to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
caterwaul v
a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
caterwaul n
absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
chimerical adj
lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
effete adj
an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
fait accompli n
narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
hidebound adj
any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc
hierarchy n
a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference, especially with individual freedom of choice and action
laissez-faire adj
a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
liturgy n
a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
morass n
offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
noisome adj
forgetful; unaware
oblivious adj
a base coward
poltroon n
a convert; a disciple
proselyte n
resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely
quasi adj
good-humored ridicule; teasing
raillery n
irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
ribald adj
lying flat on one’s back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
supine adj
a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter
vignette n
