Level H: Unit 1 Definitions

(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 a auxillary capacity

the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends

(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket

absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date

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

narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative

(n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.

a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion

a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand

offensively malodorous

forgetful; unaware

a base coward

a convert; a disciple

resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely

good-humored ridicule; teasing

irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive

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