Week Two Vocab

Question 0

hidebound

(adjective) - narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions and prejudices

Answer 0

Synonyms: intolerant, inflexible
Sentence: The hidebound economies of days past were less flexible, and producers were more stymied by regulation.

Question 1

fait accompli

(noun) - an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed

Answer 1

Synonyms: accomplished fact, done
Sentence: The enemy’s defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.

Question 2

hierarchy

(noun) - any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another

Answer 2

Synonyms: pecking order, chain of command
Sentence: Although people of the United States are unequal in income and importance, in general, the hierarchy system is hardly demeaning.

Question 3

liturgy

(noun) - a religious service or rite

Answer 3

Synonyms: ceremony, observance
Sentence: Part of baptismal liturgy is the renewal of our own baptismal commitment.

Question 4

morass

(noun) - a tract of low, soft, wet ground
- used metaphorically to describe an entangling situation.

Answer 4

Synonyms: bog, quagmire
Sentence: Morass of confusion, which arises from the brave choices we didn’t make earlier