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unit 1 and 2
vocaubulary workshop level H 1 and 2
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English
12th Grade
09/17/2007

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Term
Adjunct
Definition
Something added to somethin else as helpful or useful but not essential

noun
Term
Bellwether
Definition
the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse.

noun
Term
caterwaul
Definition
to howl or screeh like a cat, to quarrel.

verb
Term
chimerical
Definition
Absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

adjective
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effete
Definition
lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn out or exhausted

adjective
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Fait Accompli
Definition
an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or acton

noun
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Hidebound
Definition
Narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and untinkingly conservative

adjective
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Hierarchy
Definition
Any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order or rank, wealth, class, etc.

noun
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liturgy
Definition
A religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

noun
Term
mirage
Definition
Something illusory, withour substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion.
Term
morass
Definition
a patch of low, sof, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which on is entrapped, as in quicksand.

noun
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noisome
Definition
offensive or sidgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

adjective
Term
oblivious
Definition
forgetful; unaware

adjective
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poltroon
Definition
a base coward

noun
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proselyte
Definition
a convert; a disciple

noun
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quasi
Definition
resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely

adjective
Term
Raillery
Definition
good-humored ridicule: teasing

noun
Term
ribald
Definition
irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language.

adjective
Term
supine
Definition
lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive

adjective
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vignette
Definition
a short description or sketch

noun
Term
aegis
Definition
protection; patronage

noun
Term
apprise
Definition
to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

verb
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bibulous
Definition
fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent

adjective
Term
claque
Definition
a group of people hired to applaid a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat

noun
Term
deracinate
Definition
to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of

verb
Term
eleemosynary
Definition
charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity

adjective
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indigenous
Definition
originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent
Term
lachrymose
Definition
give to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious

adjective
Term
lexicon
Definition
a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
Term
melee
Definition
a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling

noun
Term
microcosm
Definition
a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system

noun
Term
minuscule
Definition
very small, tiny

adjective

a lowercase letter

noun
Term
obfuscate
Definition
to darken or obscure; to confuser or bewilder

verb
Term
Paternalism
Definition
The policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children

noun
Term
polarize
Definition
to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to viberate in a pattern.

verb
Term
purview
Definition
the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue

noun
Term
sanguine
Definition
having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

adjective
Term
solecism
Definition
a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake

noun
Term
vassal
Definition
A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance

noun

subservient

adjective
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