Unit 3 - (Ancillary - Virtuoso) Flashcards

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Bowdlerize

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To Censor Things.

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Ancillary

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Subordinate. Second Best.

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Condescend

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Stoop To A Lower Level.

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Cozen

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To Trick, Cheat, or Swindle.

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Enclave

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An Enclosed, District, Region.

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Forte

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A Person’s Strong Point, or a What They Do Best.

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Gratis

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Free. Without Charge.

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Icon

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A Representation or Image. A Graphic Symbol.

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Interstice

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A Small Narrow Space Between Things. Or Parts of Things.

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Macrocosm

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World As A Whole. Entire Complex Structure of Something.

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Mountebank

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Trickster, Swindle, Charlatan.

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Paean

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Song of Praise, Joy, Triumph.

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Persiflage

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Lighthearted, Joking, or Writing.

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Plethora

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Overfullness, Superabundance.

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Pragmatic

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Practical, with Actions and Results.

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Quizzical

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Puzzled, Odd, Mocking, Equivocal.

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Rapacity

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Inordinate Greediness, Could Be Obtained by Force, Extortion, or Plunder.

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Schism

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Formal Split or Division Within A Group or Organization. Leading to Hostile Factions.

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Therapeutic

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Having The Power to Heal or Cure.

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Virtuoso

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A Person With Skills, and Techniques, or Simply Brilliant.