Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level H - Unit 1 Flashcards
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H (2005 edition) - Unit 1
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| 195401929 | adjunct | (noun) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic (adjective) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity | |
| 195401930 | bellwether | (noun) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends | |
| 195401931 | caterwaul | (verb) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel (noun) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket | |
| 195401932 | chimerical | (adjective) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible | |
| 195401933 | effete | (adjective) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date | |
| 195401934 | fait accompli | (noun) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action | |
| 195401935 | hidebound | (adjective) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative | |
| 195401936 | hierarchy | (noun) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc. | |
| 195401937 | liturgy | (noun) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship | |
| 195401938 | mirage | (noun) something illusory, without substance or without a basis in reality; an illusion | |
| 195401939 | morass | (noun) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand | |
| 195401940 | noisome | (adjective) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious | |
| 195401941 | oblivious | (adjective) forgetful; unaware | |
| 195401942 | poltroon | (noun) a base coward | |
| 195401943 | proselyte | (noun) a convert; a disciple | |
| 195401944 | quasi | (adjective) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely | |
| 195401945 | raillery | (noun) good-humored ridicule; teasing | |
| 195401946 | ribald | (adjective) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language | |
| 195401947 | supine | (adjective) lyng flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive | |
| 195401948 | vignette | (noun) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter |