Level H Vocab 1

adjunct

something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential. associate, addition, accessory.

bellwether

the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in desperate or violent undertaking. An indicator of trends.

caterwaul

a howl or screech like a cat, to quarrel. A harsh cry.

chimerical

absurd, widely fantastic, impossible

effete

lacking of wholesome vigor energy. Worn out or exhausted

fait accompli

an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action.

hidebound

narrow minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices. Stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative.

hierarchy

any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth and class.

laissez-faire

deliberate abstention from direction or interference. noninterventional, nonrestrictive, hands off. (lazy)

liturgy

a religious service or rite. the form of a ritual or other act of public worship.

morass

a patch of love, soft, wet ground. A swamp. a confusing situation which one is entrapped. Bog

noisome

offensive or disgusting, foul smelling, harmful or injurious.

oblivious

forgetful, unaware

poltroom

a base coward

proselyte

a convert, disciple

quasi

resembling but not actually being, seemingly but not actually. Kind of.

raillery

good humored ridicule, teasing

ribald

irreverently mocking, coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language.

supine

lying flat on one’s back, lifeless, lethargic

vignette

a short description or sketch. a picture of illustration with edges that gradually shade off. thumbnail sketch