Unit 3 Flashcards
Subordinate or supplementary.
Ancillary
To remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)
Bowdlerize
To come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner.
Condescend
To trick; to cheat or swindle.
Cozen
An enclosed distinction, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character.
Enclave
A person’s strong point; what a person does best.
Forte
Free, without charge.
Gratis
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
A small, narrow space between things or parts of things.
Interstice
The universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something.
Macrocosm
A trickster or swindler; a charlatan.
Mountebank
A song of praise, joy, or triumph.
Paean
Lighthearted joking, talk, or writing.
Persiflage
Over fullness; superabundance; superfluity.
Plethora
Concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory.
Pragmatic
