Level H Unit 5 Vocab.

AFICIONADO

an enthusiastic admirer/follower, a fan

BROWBEAT

To overwhelm, or attempt to do so by stern, or rude address/manner

COMMENSURATE

Corresponding in size or degree, proportionate

DIAPHANOUS

allowing light to pass through

EMOLUMENT

payment for an office or employment, compensation

FORAY

a venture or initial attempt, especially outside one’s usual area OR A sudden raid/military advance

GENRE

a type or class of something

HOMILY

a sermon/lecture about religious or moral topic

IMMURE

to confine within/within walls, imprisonment

INSOUCIANT

marked by unconcern, nonchalant

MATRIX

that which contains and gives shape/form to anything

OBSEQUIES

funeral rites

PANACHE

Didtinctive and stylish elegance

PERSONA

role that one assumes or displays in public or society

PHILIPPIC

a speech of violent denunciation

PRURIENT

Inclined to lustful/impure thoughts and desires

SACROSANCT

regarded as too sacred or inviolable

SYSTEMIC

Related to or affecting the entire body or an entire organism

TENDENTIOUS

Marked by a strong unwavering point of view, partisan

VICISSITUDE

a change in circumstances; a fluctuating or shift