Sadlier H - Unit 3 Vocab

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.

forte

(n.) - a person’s strong point; what a person does best.

gratis (TWO)

(adj.) - free. (adv.) - without charge

icon

(n.) - a symbol, image, or picture of a sacred personage; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor 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; excess.

pragmatic

(adj.) - concerned with practical consideration or values; dealing with action and results rather than abstract theory; stiff in one’s opinions.

quizzical

(adj.) - puzzles; 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 (TWO)

(n.) - a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique. (adj.) - masterly or brilliant.