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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary from Unit 1 in Sadlier-Oxford Book Level H
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12th Grade
09/10/2010

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Adjunct
Definition

(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 ro a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity

 

Synonyms: (n.) associate, addition, accessory

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Bellwether
Definition

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

 

Synonyms: ringleader, initiator, barometer

Antonyms: follower, imitator, emulator

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Caterwaul
Definition

(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket

 

Synonym: (v.) whine; (n.) wail, screech

 

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Chimerical
Definition

(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

 

Synonyms: fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky

Antonyms: realistic, down-to-earth, practicable

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Effete
Definition

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 lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date

 

Synonyms: decadent, enfeebled, outmolded

Antonyms: thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic

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Fail accompli
Definition

(n.) An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action.

 

Synonyms: accomplished fact

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Hidebound
Definition

(adj.) narrow-minded and ridged, especially in opinons or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinking conservative

 

Synonyms: intolerant, inflexable

Antonyms: open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive

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Hierarchy
Definition

(n.) any system or things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, ect.

 

Synonym: Chain of command, pecking order

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Liturgy
Definition

(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

 

Synonyms: ceremony, observance

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Mirage
Definition
(n.) something illusiory
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