Unit 3

Ancillary (adj.)

Ancillary (adj.)

Subordinate or supplementary

Bowdlerize (v.)

To remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, 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 district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

Forte (n.)

• A person's strong point

• What a person does best

Gratis (adj.)

Free

Gratis (adv.)

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 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 one'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 of a group or organization 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

Virtuoso (adj.)

Masterly or brilliant