| A | B |
|---|
| adjunct | (n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful |
| bellwether | (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader |
| caterwaul | (v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel |
| chimerical | (adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible |
| effete | (adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy |
| fait accompli | (n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed |
| hidebound | (adj.) narrow-minded and rigid |
| hierarchy | (n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank |
| liturgy | (n.) a religious service or rite |
| mirage | (n.) something illusory, without substance |
| morass | (n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground |
| noisome | (adj.) offensive or disgusting |
| oblivious | (adj.) forgetful; unaware |
| poltroon | (n.) a base coward |
| proselyte | (n.) a convert |
| quasi | (adj.) resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | (n.) good-humored ridicule |
| ribald | (adj.) irreverently mocking |
| supine | (adj.) lying flat on one's back |
| vignette | (n.) a short description or sketch |
