Rebecca Bowdren/Unit 3 Flashcards
(adj.) subordinate or supplementary
ancillary
(v.) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, film, play, etc.)
bowdlerize
(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
condescend
(v.) to trick; to cheat or swindle
cozen
(n.) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
enclave
(n.) a person’s strong point; what a person does best
forte
(adj.) free (adv.) without charge
gratis
(n,) a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion
icon
(n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
interstice
(n.) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
macrocosm
(n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
mountebank
(n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph
paean
(n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
persiflage
(n.) overfullness; superabundance, superfluity
plethora
(adj.) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory
pragmatic
