| A | B |
|---|
| adjunct | a valuable quality or characteristic |
| bellwether | a leader; an indicator of trends |
| caterwaul | to howl or screech like a cat |
| chimerical | absurd; wildly fantastic |
| effete | worn-out or exhausted; out-of-date |
| fait accompli | an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action |
| hidebound | narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices |
| hierarchy | any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another |
| liturgy | a religious service or rite |
| mirage | without basis in reality |
| morass | a patch of low, soft, wet ground |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting |
| oblivious | unaware |
| poltroon | a base coward |
| proselyte | a convert; a disciple |
| quasi | resembling but not actually being |
| raillery | good-humored ridicule |
| ribald | irreverently mocking; coarse |
| supine | lying flat on one's back |
| vignette | a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off |
