Unit 5 Flashcards
aficionado
an enthusiastic, expert follower or fan
browbeat
to bully
commensurate
equal in size, extent, duration, or importance, proportionate, measurable by the same standards
diaphanous
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
emolument
profit derived from an office or position or from employment a fee or salary
foray
a quick raid , especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor, to make such a raid
genre
a type or variety, especially a distinctive category a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday senses are realistically depicted
homily
a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse
immure
to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to schedule or isolate
insouciant
blithely indifferent or unconcerned
matrix
a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
obsequies
funeral rites or ceremonies
panache
a confident and stylish manner, dash; a striking elaborate or colorful display
Persona
a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
philippic
bitter verbal attack
