Ap lit

Ancillary

Subordinate or supplementary; a person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization.

Bowdlerize

To remove material considered offensive (from a book, play etc).

Condescend

To come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner.

Cozen

To trick; to cheat or swindle.

Enclave

An enclosed district, region or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character.

Forte

A person’s strong point; what a person does best.

Gratis

Free; without charge.

Icon

A representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself.

Interstice

A small, narrow space between things or parts of things.

Macrocosm

The universe considered as a whole.

Mountebank

A trickster or swindler.

Paean

A song of praise, joy or triumph.

Persiflage

Lighthearted joking, talk or writing.

Plethora

Overfullness; superabundance; superfluity.

Pragmatic

Concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory.

Quizzical

Puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal.

Rapacity

Inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s desires by force, extortion or plunder.

Schism

A formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group into hostile factions.

Therapeutic

Having the power to heal or cure; beneficial.

Virtuoso

A brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique.