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Vocab Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate or supplementary |
| bowdlerize | to remove material considered |
| condescend | to patronize, to talk down to |
| cozen | to trick, to swindle |
| enclave | an enclosed area having a special characteristic |
| forte | a person's strong point |
| gratis | free; without charge |
| icon | a sacred representation; a symbol; an object of blind devotion |
| interstice | a small, narrow space |
| macrocosm | the system considered as a whole |
| mountebank | a trickster, a swindler |
| paean | a song of joy and triumph |
| persiflage | lighthearted joking |
| plethora | superabundance |
| pragmatic | practical rather than theoretical |
| quizzical | puzzled, odd, peculiar |
| rapacity | excessive greed |
| schism | a formal split with a religious organization; a division into hostile factions |
| therapeutic | having the power to heal |
| virtuoso (noun) | a masterful performer; a person with great skill |
| virtuoso (adj) | masterly |