AP Language Unit 1 Flashcards

5869292554	Adjunct	Something 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
5869292555	Bellwether	Male 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
5869292556	Caterwaul	To howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel. A harsh or noisy cry	2
5869292557	Chimerical	Absurd, wildly fantastic; impossible	3
5869292558	Effete	Lacking in vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted	4
5869292559	Fait Accompli	An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action	5
5869292560	Hidebound	Narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices	6
5869292561	Hierarchy	Any system of things or people arranged one above another in order of rank, class, wealth, etc.	7
5869292562	Lituragy	A religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship	8
5869292563	Mirage	Something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion	9
5869292564	Morass	A patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand	10
5869292565	Noisome	Offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious	11
5869292566	Oblivious	Forgetful; unaware	12
5869292567	Poltroon	A base coward	13
5869292568	Proselyte	A convert; a disciple	14
5869292569	Quasi	Resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely	15
5869292570	Raillery	Good-humored ridicule; teasing	16
5869292571	Ribald	Irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar or indecent in language	17
5869292572	Supine	Lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic, apathetic or passive	18
5869292573	Vignette	A short description or sketch; a decorative design on the title page of a book or beginning or end of a chapter	19