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adjunct (n)

something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity.

syn: associate, addition, accessory

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bellwether (n)

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

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caterwaul (v)

to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; a harsh or noisy cry; a racket

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chimerical (adj)

absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

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effete (adj)

lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out of date.

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fait accompli (n)

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

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hidebound (adj)

narrow-minded and rigid; especially in opinions or prejudices, stubbornly or unthinkingly conservative

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hierarchy (n)

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

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liturgy (n)

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

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mirage (n)

something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion

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morass (n)

a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand

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noisome (adj)

offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

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oblivious (adj)

forgetful; unaware

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poltroon (n)

a base coward (pussy)

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proselytizing (n)

a convert; a disciple

syn - novice, neophyte

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quasi (adj)

resembling but not actually being, seemingly but not actually or completely

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raillery (n)

good-humored ridicule, teasing

syn - banter

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ribald (adj)

irreversibly mocking, coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

ant: proper

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supine (adj)

lying flat on one's back, listless or lethargic, apathetic or passive

ant: erect, perpendicular

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vignette (n)

a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter

syn: thumbnail sketch, anecdote

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