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