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Adjunct
an addition or supplement to something else
Banality
something commonplace or cliché, unoriginal or common
Bellwether
leader or indicator of something
Caterwaul
loud and unpleasant noise, to howl or screech like a cat
Chimerical
outrageous or crazy, absurd
Effete
weak, lacking in energy, exhausted, unable to produce
Metaphor
a NON-LITERAL comparison between two things in order to suggest a resemblance
Elegiac
expressing sorrow or lamentation, especially for the dead
Hidebound
narrow-minded and rigid in opinions or prejudices
Hierarchy
a system of things or people arranged in order of rank
Indignation
anger or annoyance provoked by what is seen as unfair treatment
Liturgy
a religious ritual or ceremony
Morass
a patch of low, soft, wet ground; confusing situation in which one is entrapped, a challenge
Simile
a comparison of two things using the words like and as
Lament
to mourn the loss of something
Noisome
suffocating, foul-smelling
Personification
manifestation of, embodiment of, giving human traits to a non-human thing
Poltroon
coward, traitor
Proselyte
follower or believer
Raillery
messing around, banter
Ribald
vulgar, obscene
Aegis
under the wing or guidance of something
Apprise
to inform someone
Bibulous
drunken or incoherent
Figurative language
non-literal language, language that represents something else
Manifest
obvious, clear, embodied
Supine
laying up on your back, prostrate, weak, spineless
Vignette
a brief evocative description or small illustration/piece of writing
Claque
fan club or (smaller, more personal) dedicated group of followers
Deracinate
decimate or destroy
Indigenous
native to something
Lachrymose
tear-inducing, given to weeping
Pernicious
having a harmful effect in a subtle way
Sardonic
mocking or cynical, sarcastic
Symbol
a real object that is a representation of something else and has a deeper meaning
Obfuscate
to darken/obscure or confuse/bewilder
Polarize
to cause concentration around 2 conflicting opinions, to divide
Lexicon
special vocabulary or dictionary of a language
Microcosm
a miniature world or universe; a group as a model of a larger group or system
Premonition
a strong feeling that something unpleasant is about to happen
Allusion
a reference to a recognizable element
Paternalism
policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
Incongruous
Not fitting or in harmony with the surroundings of something
Purview
The scope of influence of certain concerns
Sanguine
Optimistic, hopeful; Literally: rosy-cheeked
Solecism
a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
Vassal
Subordinate, lower assistant
Verisimilitude
A likeness to the truth, appearance of being real
Iambic Pentameter
A meter of a poem that has 10 syllables; blank verse
Bowdlerize
fail to cut parts out/ refusal to shorten/ truncate
Cozen
To trick/ to swindle
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Didactic
intended to teach, patronizing
Enclave
A closed coverage, a safe/secure place
Gratis
For free, without charge
Irony
A situation where there is a contrast between reality and expectations; Events or words are the opposite of what happened.
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