Justas Klimavicius Unit 1 Flashcards
(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
adjunct
(n) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
bellwether
(v) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n) a harsh noisy cry; a racket
caterwaul
(adj) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
chimerical
(adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
effete
(n) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
fait accompli
(adj) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
hidebound
(n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc
hierarchy
(n) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
liturgy
(n) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
mirage
(n) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
morass
(adj) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
noisome
(adj) forgetful; unaware
oblivious
(n) a base coward
poltroon
(n) a convert; a disciple
proselyte
