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7497452509Adjunct(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 capacity0
7497501407Bellwether(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
7497515339Caterwaul(v.) To howl or screech like a cat;to quarrel; (n.)a harsh or noisy cry; a racket2
7497533994Chimerical(adj.) absurd; impossible3
7497546861Effete(adj.) lacking in energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date4
7497561320Fait Accompli(n.)an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action.5
7497611799Hidebound(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid6
7497614681Hierarchy(n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class. etc7
7497624565Liturgy(n.) a religious service or ritual.8
7497634224Mirage(n.) an illusion9
7497636240Morass(n.) A swamp or a confusing situation which one is trapped.10
7497650996Noisome(adj.) Offensive or foul-smelling; disgusting.11
7497655181Oblivious(adj.) Forgetful; unaware12
7497683962Poltroon(n.) a coward13
7497692168Proselyte(n.) a convert; a disciple14
7497694407Quasi(Adj.) seemingly but not completely.15
7497712139Raillery(n.) teasing16
7497714377Ribald(adj.) mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language17
7497721625Supine(adj.) lying flat on one's back; lethargic; apathetic or passive18
7497735886Vignette(n.) a short description or sketch.19

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