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Level H Unit 3
Literature and Word Studies
Question | Answer |
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ancillary | subordinate or supplementary |
bowdlerize | to remove material considered offfensive |
condescend | to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level |
cozen | to trick; to cheat or swindle |
enclave | an enclosed district, region or area inhibited by a particular group of people or having a special characteristic |
forte | a person's strong point; what a person does best |
gratis | free; without charge |
icon | a representation or image of a sacred personage; an image or picture |
interstice | a small narrow space between things or parts of things |
macrocosm | the universe considered as a whole |
mountebank | a trickster or swindler |
paean | a song of praise, joy or triumph |
persiflage | lighthearted joking, talking or writing |
plethora | over fullness; superabundance |
pragmatic | concerned with practical considerations or values |
quizzical | puzzled, mocking; odd |
rapacity | inordinate greed |
schism | any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions |
therapeutic | having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
virtuoso | a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique |