ap lang 18

bellwether

leader

caterwaul

to utter long, wailing cries; howl or screech; to quarrel like cats; (noun): the wail of a cat

chimerical

unreal; imaginary; visionary; wildly fanciful

effet

lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent; exhausted; worn out; unable to produce, sterile

fait accompli

an accomplished fact; a thing already done

hidebound

narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible' confined to the past; extremely conservative

noisome

offensive or disgusting, as in odor; harmful or injurious to health; noxious

poltroon

marked by utter cowardice; (noun): a wretched coward; craven

proselyte

a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, etc., convert;

quasi

resembling; seeming; virtual; can be confused with quasi (uneasy)

supine

lying on the back, face or front upward; inactive, passive, inert

vignette

a small, graceful literary sketch; any small, pleasing picture or view; decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book