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COMP Vocab #3 - Def
Sadlier, Level H, Unit 3 - DEF
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| (n) subordinate or supplementary | ANCILLARY |
| (v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.) | BOWDLERIZE |
| (v) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner | CONDESCEND |
| (v) to trick; to cheat or swindle | COZEN |
| (n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character | ENCLAVE |
| (n) a person's strong point; what a person does best | FORTE |
| (adj) free; OR, (adv) without charge | GRATIS |
| (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 | ICON |
| (n) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things | INTERSTICE |
| (n) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something | MACROCOSM |
| (n) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan | MOUNTEBANK |
| (n) a song of praise, joy, or triumph | PAEAN |
| (N) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing | PERSIFLAGE |
| (n) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity | PLETHORA |
| (adj) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions | PRAGMATIC |
| (adj) puzzled; mocking; off; equivocal | QUIZZICAL |
| (n) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder | RAPACITY |
| (n) a formal split within a religious organization; any division of separation of a group or organization into hostile factions | SCHISM |
| (adj) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial | THERAPEUTIC |
| (n) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; OR, (adj) masterly or brilliant | VIRTUOSO |