| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it |
| Bellwether | the male sheep that leads the flock, ringleader |
| caterwaul | to howl or screech like a cat |
| chimerical | absurd |
| effete | lacking in wholecome vigor or energy |
| fait accompli | an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed,fact, or action |
| hidebound | narrow minded and rigid |
| hierarchy | any system of things or people arranged |
| liturgy | a religious service or rite |
| mirage | something illusory |
| morass | a patch of low,soft,wet ground |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting |
| oblivious | forgetful; unaware |
| poltroon | a base coward |
| proselyte | a convert; a disciple |
| quasi | resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | good humored ridicule; teasing |
| ribald | irreverently mocking;vulgar or indecent in language |
| supine | lying flat on ones back |
| vignette | a short description or sketch |
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