Unit 1A
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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 SYN: (v). whine (n). wail, screech |
| 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| effete | (adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date |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 |
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