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adjunct
n. something or someone that is helpful but not essential
bellwether
n. male sheep that leads the flock; leader
caterwaul
v. to howl or screech
chimerical
adj. wildly fantastical; impossible
effete
adj. worn-out; exhausted
fait accompli
n. irreversible deed
hidebound
adj. narrow-minded; rigid
hierarchy
n. system of things; order of rank
liturgy
n. a religious service; public worship
mirage
n. something illusory
morass
n. wet ground; swamp
noisome
adj. offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling
oblivious
adj. forgetful; unaware
poltroon
n. coward
proselyte
n. a convert; disciple
quasi
adj. resembling but not actually being
raillery
n. good-humored ridicule; teasing
ribald
adj. indecent
supine
adj. lying flat on one’s back
vignette
n. a short description or sketch
laissez-fair
n. the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others
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