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Unit 1
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20
General Vocab
12th Grade
01/21/2010
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bellwether
 Definition
a ringleader, barometer
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adjunt
 Definition
associate, addition, accessory
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caterwaul
 Definition
to howl or screech like a cat, to whine
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chimerical
 Definition
absurd, quixotic
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effete
 Definition
decadent, enfeebled, out-of-date
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fait accompli
 Definition
accomplished fact
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hidebound
 Definition
narrow-minded and rigid, inflexible, intolerable
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hierarchy
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a chain of command, pecking order
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liturgy
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a religious service or rite, ceremony
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mirage
 Definition
optical illusion, something illusory
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morass
 Definition
bog, quagmire, swamp
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noisome
 Definition
fetid, noxious, foul-smelling, vile
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oblivious
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forgetful, unaware
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poltroon
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a base coward, "chicken"
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proselyte
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a convert, a disciple, novice, neophyte
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quasi
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semi-, kind of
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raillery
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good-humored ridicule, banter, teasing
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ribald
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bawdy, risque, irreverently mocking
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supine
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inert, lying flat on one's back, prone
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vignette
 Definition
thumbnail sketch, anecdote, short description
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