Vocab H Chapter 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adjunct | (n). something added to something else as a 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 SYN: (n). associate, addition, accessory |
| 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 SYN: ringleader, initiator, barometer ANT: follower, imitator, emulator |
| 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 SYN: fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky ANT: realistic, down-to-earth, practicable |
| Effete | (adj). lacking in wholesome vigor/energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date SYN: decadent, enfeebled, outmoded ANT: thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic |
| Fait Accompli | (n). an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action SYN: accomplished fact |
| Hidebound | (adj). narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; subbornly and unthinkingly conservative SYN: intolerant, inflexible ANT: open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive |
| Hierarchy | (n). any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc. SYN: chain of command, pecking order |
| Liturgy | (n). a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship SYN: ceremony, observance |
| Mirage | (n). something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion SYN: optical illusion |
| Morass | (n). a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand SYN: bog, quagmire ANT: solid ground, bedrock, terra firma |
| Noisome | (adj). offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious SYN: fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome ANT: wholesome, pleasant, sweet-smelling |
| Oblivious | (adj). forgetful; unaware SYN: insensible ANT: aware, mindful, cognizant, alert |
| Poltroon | (n). a base coward SYN: craven, dastard, "chicken" ANT: hero, stalwart, gallant |
| Proselyte | (n). a convert; a disciple SYN: novice, neophyte ANT: master, teacher, guide, guru |
| Quasi | (adj). resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely SYN: kind of, semi-, as if ANT: totally, completely, actually, in fact |
| Raillery | (n). good-humored ridicule; teasing SYN: banter, persiflage |
| Ribald | (adj). irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language SYN: bawdy, risque ANT: seemly, proper, decorous |
| Supine | (adj). lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive SYN: prone, prostrate, inert ANT: upright, erect, perpendicular, verticle |
| Vignette | (n). a short description/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 SYN: thumbnail sketch, anecdote ANT: epic, full-length treatment |
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