Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level H - Unit 5

aficionado

(noun)

an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan

browbeat

(verb)

to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully

commensurate

(adjective)

equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards

diaphanous

(adjective)

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent

emolument

(noun)

profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary

foray

(noun)

a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor

(verb)

to make such a raid

genre

(noun)

a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary compositon; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted

homily

(noun)

a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse

immure

(verb)

to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate

insouciant

(adjective)

blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky

matrix

(noun)

a mold; the surrounding situation or environment

obsequies

(noun)

funeral rites or ceremonies

panache

(noun)

a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display

persona

(noun)

a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes

philippic

(noun)

a bitter or verbal attack

prurient

(adjective)

having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires

sacrosanct

(adjective)

very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack

systemic

(adjective)

of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems

tendentious

(adjective)

intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan

vicissitude

(noun)

a change, variation, or alteration

(plural)

successive or changing phases or conditions