Unit 3

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