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Vocab Workshop H5
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aficionado | n. an enthusiastic fan |
| browbeat | v. to bully into submission |
| commensurate | adj. equal in size, extent,duration, or importance |
| diaphanous | adj. very sheer and light |
| emolument | n. profit from employment |
| foray | n. a quick raid; v. to make a quick raid |
| genre | n. a type or class |
| homily | n. a sermon stressing moral principles |
| immure | v. to enclose within walls |
| insouciant | adj. carefree, happy-go-lucky |
| matrix | n. a mold |
| obsequies | n. funeral rites |
| panache | n. a confident and stylish manner |
| persona | n. a character in a novel or play |
| philippic | n. a bitter verbal attack |
| prurient | adj. having lustful desires or interests |
| sacrosanct | adj. very sacred or holy |
| systemic | adj. of or pertaining to the body |
| tendentious | adj. intended to promote a particular point of view |
| vicissitude | n. a change; pl. successive conditions |