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adjunct (n)
an assistant or helper
bellwether (n)
an indicator of trends
caterwaul (n)
a harsh or noisy cry
chimerical (adj)
absurd/impossible
effete (adj)
worn-out or exhausted/out-of-date
fait accompli (n)
an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
hidebound (adj)
stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
hierarchy (n)
any system of things or people arranged or graded on above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
laissez-faire (adj)
a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference, especially with individual freedom of choice and action
liturgy (n)
a religious service or rite
morass (n)
a swamp
noisome (adj)
offensive or disgusting/foul-smelling
oblivious (adj)
forgetful
poltroon (n)
a base coward
proselyte (n)
a convert
quasi (adj)
resembling but not actually being
raillery (n)
good-humored ridicule
ribald (adj)
irreverently mocking
supine (adj)
lying flat on one’s back
vignette (n)
a short description or sketch
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