1. Vocabulary Level H Unit 1

2. adjunct – (n) an assistant or helper (adj) attached to a vaculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity

3. bellwether – (n.) a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking

4. caterwaul – (v.) to howl or screech like a cat (n.) a harsh or noisy cry

5. chimerical – (adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic

6. effete – (adj.) worn-out or exhausted

7. fait accompli – (n.) an accomplished and irreversible deed, fact, or action

8. hidebound – (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid; intolerant

9. hierarchy – (n.) any system of things arranged in order of rank, etc.

10. liturgy – (n.) a religious service or rite

11. mirage – (n.) an illusion

12. morass – (n.) a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand

13. noisome – (adj.) offensive or disgusting

14. oblivious – (adj.) unaware

15. poltroon – (n.) a base coward, “chicken”

16. proselyte – (n.) a convert; a disciple

17. quasi – (adj.) resembling but not actually being (semi) Vs. Quasi fir tree Real fir trees

18. raillery – (n.) good-natured teasing

19. ribald – (adj.) coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

20. supine – (adj.) lying flat on one’s back

21. vignette – (n.) a short description or sketch; anecdote