Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards by Milla Gatkiewicz | Brainscape

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Adjunct

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Assistant; in addition to

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Bellweather

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The trend-setter

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Caterwaul

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To howl or screech

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Effete

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exhausted

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Fait accompli

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Irreversible/accomplished

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Hidebound

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Narrowminded

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hierarchy

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Order of rank

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laissez-faire

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without interference

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liturgy

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Religious service or ritual

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Morass

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A swamp; place you are stuck

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oblivious

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unaware/forgetful

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quasi

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Resembling but not actually

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raillery

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good-natured teasing

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Supine

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lying flat on one’s back

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vignette

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anecdote

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