Sadlier Connect Unit 5

aficionado

(n.) an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
syn. devotee, enthusiast

browbeat

(v.) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
syn. cow, coerce
ant. cajole, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk

commensurate

(adj.) equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measureable by the same standards

diaphanous

(adj.) very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
syn. translucent, gossamer
ant. opaque, dense

emolument

(n.) profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
syn. pay, wages

foray

(n./v/) a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; to make quick raid
syn. sally, sortie
ant. retreat

genre

(n.) a type, class especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
syn. species, sort, school

homily

(n.) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse

immure

(v.) to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
syn. mew up
ant. release, liberate, emancipate

insouciant

(adj.) blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefee; happy-go-lucky
syn. blase, devil-may-care
ant. worried, careworn, agitated, distraught

matrix

(n.) a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
syn. pattern, model

obsequies

(n.) funeral rites or ceremonies
syn. funeral services

panache

(n.) a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
syn. style, verve elan, eclat

persona

(n.) a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
syn. personality, image, role

philippic

(n.) a bitter verbal attack
syn. harangue, diatribe
ant. encomium, panegyric

prurient

having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires
syn. lascivious, lewd, titillating
ant. prudish, demure

sacrosanct

very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack

systemic

(adj.) of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
syn. extensive, comprehensive, system-wide
ant. specific, isolated, confined, localized

tendentious

(adj.) intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine,or cause; biased or partisan
syn. partial
ant. fair, equitable, disinterested

vicissitude

a change, variation, or alteration; (plural) successive or changing phases or conditions
syn. flucuation, vacillation
ant. sameness, evenness