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Level H Unit 1
Lit and Word
Question | Answer |
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adjunct | something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential |
bellwether | ringleader, an indicator of trends |
caterwaul | to howl or screech like a cat, a harsh or noisy cry |
chimerical | absurd; impossible |
effete | lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; exhausted |
fait accompli | an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact or action |
hidebound | narrow minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices |
hierarchy | any system of things or people arranged one above the other in order of rank, wealth, class etc... |
liturgy | a religious service of rite |
mirage | an illusion |
morass | a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a confusing situation where one is entrapped |
noisome | offensive or disgusting; foul smelling |
oblivious | forgetful, unaware |
poltroon | a coward |
proselyte | a convert; disciple |
quasi | resembling but not actually being |
raillery | good humored teasing |
ribald | coarse, vulgar language |
supine | lying flat on one's back; apathetic or passive |
vignette | a short description or sketch |