adjunct (n. and adj.

)
bellwether (n.)
caterwaul (v.)
chimerical (adj.)
effete (adj.)
fait accompli (n.)
hidebound (adj.)
hierarchy (n.)
liturgy (n.)
mirage (n.)
morass (n.)
noisome (adj.)
oblivious (adj.)
poltroon (n.)
proselyte (n.)
quasi (adj.)
raillery (n.)
ribald (adj.)
supine (adj.)
vignette (n.)
(n.) something added to something
else as helpful or useful but not
essential; an assistant or helper; a
valuable quality or characteristic. (adj.)
added or connected in a subordinate
capacity; attached to a faculty or staff
in an auxiliary capacity
 ASSOCIATE, ADDITON, ACCESORY

(n.) the male sheep that leads the

flock to the slaughterhouse; a
leader, as in desperate or violent
undertaking; an indicator of
trends.
 RINGLEADER, INITIATOR, BAROMETER

(v.) to howl or screech like a cat;

to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy
cry; a racket
 (v.) WHINE, (n.) WAIL, SCREECH

(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic;

impossible
FANCIFUL, VISIONARY, QUIXOTIC, PIE-
IN-THE SKY
(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or
energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile
or unable to produce; out of date

DECADENT, ENFEEBLED, OUTMODED

(n.) an accomplished and
presumably irreversible deed,
fact, or action

ACCOMPLISHED FACT
(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid,
especially in opinions or prejudices;
stubbornly and unthinkingly
conservative
 INTOLERANT, INFLEXIBLE

(n.) any system of things or people

arranged or graded one above another
in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
CHAIN OF COMMAND, PECKING ORDER

(n.) a religious service or rite; the

form of a ritual or other act of
public worship
 CEREMONY, OBSERVANCE

(n.) something illusory, without

substance, or without a basis in
reality; an illusion
OPTICAL ILLUSION
(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a
swamp; a confusing situation in which
one is entrapped, as in quicksand

BOG, QUAGMIRE
(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-
smelling; harmful or injurious

FETID, NOXIOUS, RITE, LOATHSOME

(adj.) forgetful; unaware

INSENSIBLE
(n.) a base coward

CRAVEN, DASTARD, “CHICKEN”

(n.) a convert; a disciple

NOVICE, NEOPHYTE
 (adj.) resembling but not actually
being; seemingly but not actually or
completely

KIND OF, SEMI-, AS IF

(n.) good-humored ridicule;
teasing

BANTER, PERSIFLAGE
 (adj.) irreverently mocking;
coarse, vulgar, or indecent in
language
 BAWDY, RISQUE

(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless

or lethargic; apathetic or passive
 PRONE, PROSTRATE, INERT

(n.) 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
THUMBNAIL SKETCH, ANECDOTE

aegis (n.)
apprise (v.)
bibulous (adj.)
claque (n.)
deracinate (v.)
eleemosynary (adj.)
indigenous (adj.)
lachrymose (adj.)
lexicon (n.)
melee (n.)
microcosm (n.)
minuscule (adj. and n.)
obfuscate (v.)
paternalism (n.)
polarize (v.)
purview (n.)
sanguine (adj.)
solecism (n.)
vassal (n.)
verisimilitude (n.)
(n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship
 AUSPICES

(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving

oral or written notice
 ACQUIANT, NOTIFY

(adj.) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent

INEBRIOUS, ALCOHOLIC
(n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer
or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers;
an opera hat

FAN DUB, FLATTERERS, HANGERS ON

(v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or
dislocate; to eliminate all traces of

EXTIRPATE, ERADICATE, EXPUNGE

 (adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported by
charity; derived from or provided by charity
 PHILANTHROPIC, BENEFICIENT

(adj.) originating in the country or region where

found, native; inborn; inherent
 ENDEMIC, DOMESTIC, HOMEGROWN

(adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed

tears; mournful, lugubrious
TEARFUL, DOLEFUL, DOLOROUS
(n.) a dictionary of a language; the special
vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a
compendium

WORDBOOK, GLOSSARY
(n.) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all;
a tumultuous mingling.

FRACAS, BRAWL, SCUFFLE, DONNYBROOK

 (n.) a miniature world or universe; a group or
system viewed as the model of a larger group or
system.
 EPITOME, WORLD IN LITTLE

(adj.) very small, tiny; (n.) a lowercase letter

 (adj.) INFINITESMAL, INSIGNIFICANT

(v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or

bewilder
MUDDY THE WATERS
(n.) the policy or practice of treating or governing
people in the manner of a father dealing with his
children

RENEVOLENCE, SOLICITUDE, FATHERLINESS

(v.) to cause or concentrate around two conflicting
or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a
pattern.

SPLIT, DIVIDE, ALIENATE, ESTRAGE

(n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law,
the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
 JURISDICATION, ORBIT

(adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally

cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
 FLUSHED, ROSY

(n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a

breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
MISUAGE, BLUNDER, FAUX PAS
(n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to
whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or
dependent; a servant; (adj.) subservient

(n.) MENIAL, MINION (adj.) SERVILE

(n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real,
likely, or probable
REALISM, LIFELIKENESS,
AUTHENTICITY

ancillary (adj.)
bowdlerize (v.)
condescend (v.)
cozen (v.)
enclave (n.)
forte (n.)
gratis (adj.)
icon (n.)
interstice (n.)
macrocosm (n.)
mountebank (n.)
paean (n.)
persiflage (n.)
plethora (n.)
pragmatic (adj.)
quizzical (adj.)
rapacity (n.)
schism (n.)
therapeutic (adj.)
virtuoso (n. and adj.)
(adj.) subordinate or supplementary

AUXILLARY, SUBSIDARY, ACCESORY

(v.) to remove material considered offensive
(from a book, play, film, etc.)

CENSOR, PURGE, EXPURAGTE

 (v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a
lower level; to deal with people in a
patronizing manner
 DEIGN

(v.) to trick; to cheat or swindle

 DUPE, DECIEVE, BEGUILE, INVEIGLE

(n.) an enclosed district, region, or area

inhabited by a particular group of people or
having a special character
 ISLAND, SUBGROUP

(n.) a person's strong point; what a person

does best
 GIFT, APTITUDE, SPECIALTY

(adj.) free; (adv.) without charge

(adj.) ON THE HOUSE; (adv.) FREELY
(n.) a representation or image of a sacred
personage, often considered sacred itself; an
image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol
on a computer monitor display; an object of
blind devotion
 EMBLEM, IDOL
(n.) a small, narrow space between things or
parts of things
GAP, SLOT, CREVICE, INTERVAL, LACUNA

(n.) the universe considered as a whole; the

entire complex structure of something
 COSMOS, ENTIRELY

(n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

 IMPOSTOR, QUACK

(n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph

 HYMN, ODE, ANTHEM

(n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

BANTER, JESTING, REPARTEE, BADINAGE
(n.) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity

SUPRPLUS, SURFEIT, GLUT, EXCESS

(adj.) concerned with practical considerations
or values; dealing with actions and results
rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's
opinions
 DOWN TO EARTH, BUSINESSLIKE
(adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
 PECULIAR, PERPLEXED, MYSIFIED,
DERISIVE
(n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain
one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
AVARICE, CUPIDITY, VORACIOUSNESS

(n.) a formal split within a religious

organization; any division or separation of a
group or organization into hostile factions
 RIFT, BREACH

(adj.) having the power to heal or cure;

beneficial
CURATIVE, SALUTARY, SALUBRIOUS
(n.) a brilliant performer; a person with
masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or
brilliant

(n.) EXPERT, MASER, PRODIGY, MAESTRO