Sadlier COnnect Level H Unit 3

ancillary

(adj.)

subordinate or supplementary

syn.: auxiliary, accessory

ant.: central, key, primary, principal, main

bowdlerize

(v) to remove material considered offensive
syn.: purge, expurgate

condescend

(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
syn.: talk down to

cozen

(v.) to trick; to cheat or swindle
syn.: dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle

enclave

(n.) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of peple or having a special character
syn.: island, subgroup

forte

(n.) a person’s strong point; what a person does best
syn.: gift, aptitude, specialty
ant.: weakness, foible

gratis

(adj.) free, without charge
syn.: on the house

icon

(n.) a representation or image of a sacred personage; often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on comp display; an object of blind devotion

syn. emblem

interstice

(n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
syn. gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna

macrocosm

(n.) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
syn. cosmos, entirety
ant. model, miniature, microcosm

mountebank

(n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
syn. impostor, quack
ant. dupe, mark, pigeon

paean

(n.) a song of praise, joy, triumph

syn. ode, anthem

ant. dirge, elegy, threnody

persiflage

(n.) lighthearted joiking, talk, or writing

syn. banter, jesting, badinage

plethora

(n.) overfullness, superabundance, superfluity

syn. surplus, glut, excess

ant. shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity

pragmatic

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

syn. down-to-earth

ant. impractical, visionary

quizzical

(adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
syn. peculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive

ant. unequivocal, unambiguous

rapacity

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

syn. avarice, cupidity, voraciousness

ant. liberality, altruism

schism

(n.) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organizationinto hostile factions
syn. rift
ant. reconciliation

therapeutic

(adj.) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial
syn. salutary, salubrious
ant. harmful, injurious, deleterious

virtuoso

(n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique
syn. expert, prodigy, maestro
ant. amateur, beginner, novice

(adj.) masterly or brilliant

ant. mediocre