Unit 1
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coreybarstis on October 7, 2009
Classes:
Koughan Junior Honors Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjunct | (n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity |
| bellwether | (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends |
| caterwaul | (v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket |
| chimerical | (adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible |
| effete | (adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date |
| fait accompli | (n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action |
| hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative |
| hierarchy | (n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc. |
| liturgy | (n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship |
| mirage | (n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion |
| morass | (n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand |
| noisome | (adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious |
| oblivious | (adj.) forgetful; unaware |
| poltroon | (n.) a base coward |
| proselyte | (n.) a convert; a disciple |
| quasi | (adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely |
| raillery | (n.) good humored ridicule; teasing |
| ribald | (adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language |
| supine | (adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive |
| vignette | (n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter |
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