WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop H, Unit 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
(n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
poltroon
raillery
caterwaul
bellwether
(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped
poltroon
vignette
morass
raillery
(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful, but not essential; an assistant or helper
(adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity
adjunct
effete
oblivious
ribald
(n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
proselyte
hierarchy
vignette
fait accompli
(adj) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
effete
noisome
supine
chimerical
(adj.) forgetful; unaware
supine
effete
laissez-faire
oblivious
(adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; out-of-date
hidebound
ribald
laissez-faire
effete
(n.) a short description or sketch
fait accompli
liturgy
adjunct
vignette
(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing
effete
ribald
raillery
noisome
(adj.) a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or inference, esp with individual freedom of choice and action
laissez-faire
ribald
chimerical
noisome
(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
noisome
hidebound
chimerical
supine
(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
fait accompli
raillery
adjunct
hierarchy
(n.) a convert; a disciple
proselyte
adjunct
bellwether
poltroon
(n) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
poltroon
raillery
bellwether
morass
(n.) a religious service or rite
hierarchy
raillery
liturgy
vignette
(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
effete
ribald
noisome
supine
(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic
supine
effete
laissez-faire
quasi
(n.) a base (lowly) coward
bellwether
poltroon
morass
proselyte
(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
oblivious
quasi
noisome
hidebound
(adj.) seemingly but not actually or completely
quasi
supine
chimerical
effete
