Vocab H-3 Flashcards
(adjective)
subordinate or supplementary
S: auxiliary, accessory
A: primary, key, central, principal, main
ancillary
(verb)
to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)
S: expurgate, purge
bowdlerize
(verb)
to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a
patronizing manner
S: talk down to
condescend
(verb)
to trick; to cheat or swindle
S: dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle
cozen
(noun)
an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of
people or having a special character
S: subgroup, island
enclave
(noun)
a person’s strong point; what a person does best
S: aptitude, gift, speciality
A: weakness, foible
forte
(adjective)
free
(adverb)
without charge
S: on the house
gratis
(noun)
a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred
itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer
monitor display; an object of blind devotion
S: emblem
icon
(noun)
a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
S: crevice, gap, slot, interval, lacuna
interstice
(noun)
the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of
something
S: cosmos, entirety
A: microcosm, miniature, model
macrocosm
(noun)
a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
S: impostor, quack
A: “mark”, “pigeon”, dupe
mountebank
(noun)
a song of praise, joy, or triumph
S: ode, anthem
A: dirge, elegy, threnody
paean
(noun)
lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
S: badinage, banter, jesting
persiflage
(noun)
overfullness; superabundance; superfluity
S: glut, surplus, excess
A: paucity, shortage, dearth, scarcity
plethora
(adjective)
concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and
results rather than with abstract theory
S: down-to-earth
A: impractical, visionary
pragmatic
