Unit 3 - (Ancillary - Virtuoso) Flashcards
Bowdlerize
To Censor Things.
Ancillary
Subordinate. Second Best.
Condescend
Stoop To A Lower Level.
Cozen
To Trick, Cheat, or Swindle.
Enclave
An Enclosed, District, Region.
Forte
A Person’s Strong Point, or a What They Do Best.
Gratis
Free. Without Charge.
Icon
A Representation or Image. A Graphic Symbol.
Interstice
A Small Narrow Space Between Things. Or Parts of Things.
Macrocosm
World As A Whole. Entire Complex Structure of Something.
Mountebank
Trickster, Swindle, Charlatan.
Paean
Song of Praise, Joy, Triumph.
Persiflage
Lighthearted, Joking, or Writing.
Plethora
Overfullness, Superabundance.
Pragmatic
Practical, with Actions and Results.
Quizzical
Puzzled, Odd, Mocking, Equivocal.
Rapacity
Inordinate Greediness, Could Be Obtained by Force, Extortion, or Plunder.
Schism
Formal Split or Division Within A Group or Organization. Leading to Hostile Factions.
Therapeutic
Having The Power to Heal or Cure.
Virtuoso
A Person With Skills, and Techniques, or Simply Brilliant.