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English Vocab 1s

QuestionAnswer
Tendentious Partisan; Marked by a strong point of view
Phillipic Speech of violent denunciation
Homily A serious exhortation on a moral point (sermon)
Erratic Unpredictable
Matrix That which gives shape
Diaphanous Allowing light to pass through
Panache Distinctive ellegance
Browbeat To overwhelm by a stern address
Immure To imprison
Insouciant Nonchalant (carefree)
Genre Type or class
Obsequies Funeral rights
Vissitude Change in fortune
Systemic That which afects the entire organism
Sacrosanct Regarded as inviolable (holy)
Emolument Wages, compensation
Commesurate Proportionate
Foray Venture outside one's area
Portentious Pretentiously weighty/ominous
Saturnalian Riotously merry
In Medias Res Partway through a literary sequence
Maladroit Marked by ineptitude, clumsy
Bruit To spread news of
Iconoudrastic To overthrow traditional ideas/institutions
Waggish Witty
Maudlin Excessively sensitive
Abortive Fruitless, unsuccessful endeavor
Dictum Authoritative statement
Cuntumelious Insolent
Enscounce To settle securely
Touchstone Excellent example used to test other
Quid Pro Quo Equal exchange
Vitiate To make imperfect/corrupt
Salubrious Conducive to well being
Internecine Ruinous to both sides
Modulate To vary in inflection
Syndrome Group of signs that characterize an abnormality
Pecadillo Slight trespass
Remand To order back
Casulstry False reasoning intended to mislead
Mellifluos Flowing sweetly
Harbinger Precursor/Omen
Bathos Anti-Climax, Ludicrious descent from elevated to low
Ad Hoc To the day. Impromptu. Improvisation
Depredation Act of maraunding
Hedonism Pursuit of Pleasure
Piece de Resistance Outstanding Accomplishment
Bane Fatal injury
Cantankerous Disagreeable to deal with/ill tempered
Malcontent One who is dissatisfied
Pander Cater to the lowest tastes
De Facto In reality
Protege One especially favored
Gargantuan Of immense volume
Bete Noire Something unwanted
Prototype Original work
Infrastructure Underlying foundation
Inveigle To win over by coaxing
lag Niappe Unexpected Benefit
Kudos Praise
Tautology Redundancy
Heyday Period of greatest success and popularity
Portend To predict or foretell
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