Vocab H-1 Flashcards
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
the male sheep that leads the flock to the
slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or
violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
bellwether
to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n) a
harsh or noisy cry; a racket
caterwaul
absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
chimerical
lacking in wholesome vigor or energy;
worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to
produce; out-of-date
effete
an accomplished and presumable irreversible
deed, fact, or action
fait
accompli
narrow-minded and rigid, especially in
opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and
unthinkingly conservative
hidebound
any system of things or people arranged or
graded one above another in order of rank,
wealth, class, etc.
hierarchy
a philosophy or practice characterized by a
usually deliberate abstention from direction of
interference, especially with individual freedom
of choice and action
laissez-
faire
a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual
or other act of public worship
liturgy
a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a
confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as
in quicksand
morass
offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling;
harmful or injurious
noisome
forgetful; unaware
oblivious
a base coward
poltroon
a convert; a disciple
proselyte
