Vocabulary & Spelling 2.3

albeit

conj. - although; even though

audacious

adj. - recklessly bold; rash

bereavement

n. - a state or instance when one suffers the death of a loved one

caveat

n. - a warning of the limits of a particular agreement or statement

dichotomy

n. - the difference between two opposite things or ideas

eponymous

adj. - of, relating to, or being the same person or thing for whom or which something is named

esoteric

adj. - known about or understood by very few people

flippant

adj. - not serious when one needs to be serious over important matters, often annoying others

fresco

n. - the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments

machete

n. - a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon

marquis

n. - a man of middle rank in the nobility of a European country other than the UK

moniker

n. - name; nickname

opulent

adj. - amply provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation

nepotism

n. - favouritism based on kinship

resonate

i.v. - to relate harmoniously; strike a chord

surreal

adj. - marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; also, unbelievable, fantastic

stricken

adj. - afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow

schizophrenia

n. - a serious mental illness characterized by loss of connection with reality to the point of deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life

tortuous

adj. - marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns

zephyr

n. - a gentle breeze