Level h unit 1

Morass

________: (n) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand.

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.

Hierarchy

________: (n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.

Laissez faire

________: (adj) a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction of interference, especially with individual freedom of choice and action.

Caterwaul

________: (v) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket.

Effete

________: (adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn- out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out- of- date.

Liturgy

________: (n) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship.

Proselyte

________: (n) a convert; a disciple.

Fait

________ accompli: (n) an accomplished and presumable irreversible deed, fact, or action.

coarse

Ribald: (adj) irreverently mocking; ________, vulgar, or indecent in language.

Noisome

________: (adj) offensive or disgusting; foul- smelling; harmful or injurious.

Supine

________: (adj) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive.

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.

Quasi

________: (adj) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely.

Hidebound

________: (adj) narrow- minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative.

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 presumable 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

Laissez-faire

(adj) a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction of interference, especially with individual freedom of choice and action

Liturgy

(n) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

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