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| 4861607836 | Adjunction | something that is joined or added to another thing, but not part of the whole,At the family reunion, I felt like an adjunct member because I was not blood related to anyone. | 0 | |
| 4870405927 | Bellwether | something or someone that points out upcoming trends,At his brokerage firm, Ted is known as the bellwether because he always knows which stocks will become profitable. | 1 | |
| 4870564189 | Caterwaul | make a shrill howling or wailing noise. | 2 | |
| 4870565313 | Chimerical | an invention of an individual's imagination,The company was fined when the government discovered it had used chimerical data to get approval for its new drug. | 3 | |
| 4870566494 | Effete | lacking strength, courage, or spirit,,,,,The effete man was scared of his own shadow and hid in the closet during thunderstorms. | 4 | |
| 4870569016 | Fait accompli | already completed and unchangeable.The low grade on my project was a fait accompli the teacher saw no reason to alter. | 5 | |
| 4870570967 | Hidebound | rigidly opposed to change,,The hidebound politician refused to change his position on the abortion bill | 6 | |
| 4870572949 | Hierarchy | a ranking system designed to maintain order in a society or organization.In regards to political decisions, the prime minister sits at the top of the British hierarchy. | 7 | |
| 4870574177 | Laissez-faire | The policy of not interfering in the affairs of others.Since the dictator is killing Christians in his country, there is no way Christian nations can simply do nothing while observing a laissez-faire policy. | 8 | |
| 4870575278 | Liturgy | preset practices that are carried out during a religious service or event The priest has performed the baptismal liturgy over five hundred times. | 9 | |
| 4870576899 | Morass | a complicated or confusing situation.Even the smartest lawyer will find it difficult to find a solution for this legal morass. | 10 | |
| 4870577318 | Noisome | disgusting in smell.The dog's noisome odor is making me physically ill. | 11 | |
| 4870580264 | Oblivious | unaware of what is present or occurring.The huge dog closed its eyes and appeared oblivious to the crawling baby. | 12 | |
| 4870581279 | Poltroon | one who acts in a cowardly manner.The poltroon was the coward who sent an anonymous hate letter to the president. | 13 | |
| 4870582779 | Proselyte | a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, especially recently.The earliest to be thus edited was the Targum of Onkelos (Ongelos), the proselyte, on the Law. | 14 | |
| 4870585114 | Quasi | having features that are similar to another thing.Since my father was in the military for twenty-five years, he treats our home like it is a quasi-base camp. | 15 | |
| 4870586145 | Raillery | good-natured bantering.While many people think the brothers are arguing, they're usually just engaging in some fun raillery. | 16 | |
| 4870587120 | Ribald | offensive or vulgar humor.The comic's sexual jokes were too ribald for my religious mother | 17 | |
| 4870589299 | Supine | lying face upward.My brother-in-law is a lazy fellow who will sleep with his head up in a supine position all day long. | 18 | |
| 4870590613 | Vignette | a short but meaningful account. As an assignment, we were asked to read a two-page vignette and then sum up the writer's opinion on immigration. | 19 |
