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Vocab. Level H
Unit 3
| Vocab. - Level H | Unit2 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | (adj.) subordinate or supplementary |
| bowlerize | (v.)to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, firm, etc.) |
| condescend | (v.)to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
| cozen | (v.)to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| enclave | (n.)an enclosed districk, region or aren inhabited by a particular group of people or having a speical character |
| forte | (n.) a person's strong point; what a person does best |
| gratis | (adj.)free; (adj.) without charge |
| icon | (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 |
| interstice | (n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| macrocosm | (n.)the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something |
| mountebank | (n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan |
| paean | (n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph |
| persiflage | (n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
| plethora | (n.) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity |
| pragmatic | (adj.)concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in ne's opinions |
| quizzical | (adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal |
| rapacity | (n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
| schism | (n.) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation or a group or orgainzation into hostile factions |
| therapeutic | (adj.) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
| virtuoso | (n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or brilliant |
| ancillary | (adj.) subordinate or supplementary |
| bowlerize | (v.)to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, firm, etc.) |
| condescend | (v.)to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
| cozen | (v.)to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| enclave | (n.)an enclosed districk, region or aren inhabited by a particular group of people or having a speical character |
| forte | (n.) a person's strong point; what a person does best |
| gratis | (adj.)free; (adj.) without charge |
| icon | (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 |
| interstice | (n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| macrocosm | (n.)the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something |
| mountebank | (n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan |
| paean | (n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph |
| persiflage | (n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
| plethora | (n.) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity |
| pragmatic | (adj.)concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in ne's opinions |
| quizzical | (adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal |
| rapacity | (n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
| schism | (n.) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation or a group or orgainzation into hostile factions |
| therapeutic | (adj.) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
| virtuoso | (n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or brilliant |
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