Week 1 Flashcards by Carley cline | Brainscape

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Bellwether

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Leader, indicator

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Adjunct

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Supplement, addition, extra

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Caterwaul

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Wail, cry, scream

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Chimerical

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Imaginary, unreal

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Effete

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Weak, worn-out, jaded

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Fait accompli

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Done deal, reality

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Hidebound

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Inflexible, uncompromising

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Hierarchy

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Order, ranking, eschelon, order

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Liturgy

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Ritual, worship, service

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Mirage

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Optical illusion, hallucination, fantasy

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Morass

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Confusion, chaos, muddld

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Noisome

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Horrid, dangerous, unhealthy

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Oblivious

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Clueless, unaware, unconscious

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Poltroon

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Craven, yellow belly, chicken

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Proselyte

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Convert, new believer

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Quasi-

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Semi, partially

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Raillery

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Mockery, ragging, joking, joshing

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Ribald

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Foul, vulgar, trash

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Supine

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Weak, spineless, yielding

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Vignette

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Picture, sketch, story, illustration