something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential

e.g. An adjunct teacher will be hired

Synonyms: associate, addition, accessory

the male sheep that leads the flock; a leader; a indicator of trends

e.g. Paris is the bellwether of the fashion industry

Synonyms: ringleader, barometer

Antonyms: follower, emulator

to howl or screech like a cat

e.g. You can caterwaul all you want but you won't get a cupcake until you finish your lunch.

Synonyms: whine, wail, screech

absurd; widly fantastic; impossible

e.g. The new plan John had suggested turned out to be a chimerical

Synonyms: fanciful, visionary, quixotic

Antonyms: realistic, down-to-earth

lacking in wholesome enery or vigor

e.g. Everyone thought James played really well as an effete King

Synonyms: decadent, outmoded

Antonyms: thriving, vigorous, dynamic

an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed

e.g.The proud football coach declared the winning agaisnt the rival school a fait accompli

Synonyms: accomplished fact

narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices

e.g. It's amazing how hidebound truck buyers can be

Synonyms: intolerant, inflexible

Antonyms: open-minded, tolerant, liberal

a religious service or rite

e.g. We are all anthropologists trying to observe and liturgy of aliens

Synonms: ceremony, observance

something illusory

e.g. Certainly, the vision might turn out to be a mirage

Synonyms: optical illusion

a patch of low, soft, wet groud; a confusing situation

e.g. After a really bad test, Ashley wallowed in a morass of disappointment

Synoynms: bog, quagmire

Antonyms: solid ground, bedrock, terra firma

a convert; disciple

e.g. People should not interfere with efforts to proselyte in public

Synonyms: novice, neophyte

Antonyms: master, teacher, guru

resembling but not actually being

e.g. I love lurid quasi, like supernatural thriller books!

Synonyms: kind of, semi-

Antonyms: totally, completely

ribald

irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar

e.g. Although its obliquely ribald now, I still find his jokes hilarous.

Synonyms: bawdy, risque

Antonyms: seemly, proper, decorous

lying flat on ones back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive

e.g. a person shouldn't be supine when unconscious due to potential choking from vomiting

Synonyms: prone, prostrate; inert

Antonyms: upright, erect, perpendicular

a short description or sketch

e.g.

Synonyms: thumbnail sketch, anecdote

Antonyms: epic, full-length treatment