Hnrs English III - Unit 3 Vocab

ancillary (A)

ancillary (A)

(A) subordinate or supplementary

bowdlerize (V)

(V) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)

condescend (V)

(V) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

cozen (V)

(V) to trick; to cheat or swindle

enclave (N)

(N) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

forte (N)

(N) a person’s strong point; what a person does best

gratis (A/AV)

(A) free

(AV) without charge

icon (N)

(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 monitor display; an object of blind devotion

interstice (N)

(N) a small, narrow space between things or part of things

macrocosm (N)

(N) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something

mountebank (N)

(N) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

paean (N)

(N) a song of praise, joy, or triumph

persiflage (N)

(N) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

plethora (N)

(N) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity

pragmatic (A)

(A) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one’s opinion

quizzical (A)

(A) puzzled, mocking; odd; equivocal

rapacity (N)

(N) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s desires by force, extortion, or plunder

schism (N)

(N) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions

therapeutic (A)

(A) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial

virtuoso (N/A)

(N) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique

(A) masterly or brilliant

GRAD/GRESS

to step

HAB/HIB

to have, to hold

JUD

to decide

LATER

side

LECT

to gather, to read

LOC/LOQ

to speak

MAN

hand

MEDI/MEDIO

center