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5869292554AdjunctSomething added to another thing but not essential to it. A person associated with lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or service; assistant.0
5869292555BellwetherMale sheep that leads the flock, usually bearing a bell. a person or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, the existence or direction of a trend.1
5869292556CaterwaulTo howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel. A harsh or noisy cry2
5869292557ChimericalAbsurd, wildly fantastic; impossible3
5869292558EffeteLacking in vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted4
5869292559Fait AccompliAn accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action5
5869292560HideboundNarrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices6
5869292561HierarchyAny system of things or people arranged one above another in order of rank, class, wealth, etc.7
5869292562LituragyA religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship8
5869292563MirageSomething illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion9
5869292564MorassA patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand10
5869292565NoisomeOffensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious11
5869292566ObliviousForgetful; unaware12
5869292567PoltroonA base coward13
5869292568ProselyteA convert; a disciple14
5869292569QuasiResembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely15
5869292570RailleryGood-humored ridicule; teasing16
5869292571RibaldIrreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar or indecent in language17
5869292572SupineLying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic, apathetic or passive18
5869292573VignetteA short description or sketch; a decorative design on the title page of a book or beginning or end of a chapter19

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