Unit 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
A sermon stressing moral principles
Homily
An enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
Aficionado
A quick raid, especially for plunder
Foray
Carefree, Happy go lucky
Insouciant
To intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner
Browbeat
A fee or salary
Emolument
To enclose or confine within walls
Immure
Equal in size, or importance
Commensurate
Very sheer and light
Diaphanous
A type, class, variety
Genre
Very sacred or holy
Sacrosanct
A change, variation, or alteration
Vicissitude
The surrounding situation or environment
Matrix
Pertaining to the entire body
Systemic
Funeral rites or ceremonies
Obsequies
Intended to promote a particular point of view
Tendentious
The outward character or role that a person assumes
Persona
A confident and stylish manner
Panache
Having lustful desires or interests
Prurient
A bitter verbal attack
Philippic
