Mrs. Sander / Sadlier #1

Vocab Book Word List: Lesson #1
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adjunct
something added to another thing but not essential to it
bellwether
someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
caterwaul
make a shrill and unpleasant screeching sound
chimerical
like a grotesque product of the imagination
effete
excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
fait accompli
an irreversible accomplishment
hidebound
stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
hierarchy
a series of ordered groupings within a system
liturgy
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
mirage
optical illusion in which hot air distorts distant objects
morass
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
noisome
causing or able to cause nausea
oblivious
lacking conscious awareness of
poltroon
an abject coward
proselyte
a new convert, especially to a religion
quasi
having some resemblance
raillery
light teasing
ribald
humorously vulgar
supine
lying face upward
vignette
a brief literary description

Created on 七月 2, 2008 (updated 七月 2, 2008)