7497452509 | Adjunct | (n.) something added as helpful or useful. 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 | 0 | |
7497501407 | Bellwether | (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends. | 1 | |
7497515339 | Caterwaul | (v.) To howl or screech like a cat;to quarrel; (n.)a harsh or noisy cry; a racket | 2 | |
7497533994 | Chimerical | (adj.) absurd; impossible | 3 | |
7497546861 | Effete | (adj.) lacking in energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date | 4 | |
7497561320 | Fait Accompli | (n.)an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action. | 5 | |
7497611799 | Hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid | 6 | |
7497614681 | Hierarchy | (n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class. etc | 7 | |
7497624565 | Liturgy | (n.) a religious service or ritual. | 8 | |
7497634224 | Mirage | (n.) an illusion | 9 | |
7497636240 | Morass | (n.) A swamp or a confusing situation which one is trapped. | 10 | |
7497650996 | Noisome | (adj.) Offensive or foul-smelling; disgusting. | 11 | |
7497655181 | Oblivious | (adj.) Forgetful; unaware | 12 | |
7497683962 | Poltroon | (n.) a coward | 13 | |
7497692168 | Proselyte | (n.) a convert; a disciple | 14 | |
7497694407 | Quasi | (Adj.) seemingly but not completely. | 15 | |
7497712139 | Raillery | (n.) teasing | 16 | |
7497714377 | Ribald | (adj.) mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language | 17 | |
7497721625 | Supine | (adj.) lying flat on one's back; lethargic; apathetic or passive | 18 | |
7497735886 | Vignette | (n.) a short description or sketch. | 19 |
AP Language Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
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