Vocab Unit 5 Flashcards
1
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aficionado
A
enthusiast; expert fan
2
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browbeat
A
overbearing, intimating bullying
3
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commensurate
A
equal in size
being paid based on experience
4
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diaphanous
A
very sheer or light
5
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foray
A
a quick raid
6
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genre
A
a type, class, section, variety
7
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immure
A
to enclose or confine within walls
to imprison
to seclude or isolate
8
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matrix
A
the surrounding situation or environment
a pattern or model
9
Q
panache
A
to do something with style or confidence
10
Q
persona
A
a character in a novel or movie
the outward character or role a person that assumes
11
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philippic
A
a bitter verbal attack
flip out about something
12
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sacrosanct
A
very sacred or holy; respected
13
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systemic
A
pertaining to the entire body
relating to a system
14
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tendentious
A
biased, one-sided
15
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vicissitude
A
a change or variation in life
