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WCHS Unit 3-H
Word | Definition |
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ancillary | (adj) subordinate or supplementary |
bowdlerize | (v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.) |
condescend | (v) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
cozen | (v) to trick; to cheat or swindle |
enclave | (n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character |
forte | (n) a person's strong point; what a person does best |
gratis | (adj) free; (adv) without charge |
icon | (n) a representation or image of a sacrad 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) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
macrocosm | (n) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something |
mountebank | (n) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan |
paean | (n) a song of praise, joy or triumph |
persiflage | (n) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
plethora | (n) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity |
pragmatic | (adj) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory |
quizzical | (adj) puzzled; mocking; odd;; equivocal |
rapacity | (n) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
schism | (n) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group of organization into hostile factions |
therapeutic | (adj) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
virtuoso | (n) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj) masterly or brilliant |