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SO Level H Unit 3
Sadlier Oxford Level H Unit 3
Question | Answer |
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ancillary | adj. subordinate or supplementary |
bowlderize | to remove material considered offensive |
condescend | v. to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
cozen | v. to trick |
enclave | n. area inhabitied by a particular group of people |
forte | n. a person's storng point |
gratis | adj. free |
icon | n. a symbol |
interstice | n. a small narrow space between things |
macrocosm | n. the universe considered as a whole |
mountebank | n. a trickster |
paean | n. a song of praise |
persiflage | n. lighthearted talk, writing, joking |
plethora | n. overfullness, superabbundance,superfully |
pragmatic | adj. concerned with practical considerations or values |
quizzical | adj. puzzled, mocking |
rapacity | n. inordinate greed |
schism | n. a formal split within a religious organization |
therapeutic | adj. beneficial |
virtuoso | n. a brilliant performer |