Unit 5 Flashcards
Browbeat
(verb)
to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
Commensurate
(adjective)
equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards
Diaphanous
(adjective)
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
Emolument
(noun)
profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
Foray
(noun)
a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor
(verb)
to make such a raid
Genre
(noun)
a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary compositon; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
Homily
(noun)
a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse
Immure
(verb)
to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
Insouciant
(adjective)
blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky
Matrix
(noun)
a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
Obsequies
(noun)
funeral rites or ceremonies
Panache
(noun)
a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
Persona
(noun)
a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
Philippic
(noun)
a bitter or verbal attack
Prurient
(adjective)
having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires
Sacrosanct
(adjective)
very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack
Systemic
(adjective)
of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
Tendentious
(adjective)
intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan
Vicissitude
(noun)
a change, variation, or alteration
(plural)
successive or changing phases or conditions
Aficionado
(noun)
an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
