Wayne Clark/ Unit 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
subordinate or supplementary
ancillary
to remove material considered offensive
bowdlerize
to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
condesend
to trick; to cheat or swindle
cozen
an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
enclave
a person’s strong point; what a person does best
forte
free; without charge
gratis
a representation or in-mage of a scared personage, often considered scared itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind motivation
icon
a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
interstice
the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
macrocosm
a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
mountebank
a song of praise, joy, or triumph
paean
lighthearted joking, talk, or writting
persiflage
overfullness; superabudance, superfully
plethora
concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory
pragmatic
puzzeled; mocking; odd; equivocal
quizzical
inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s disire by force, extortion, or plunder
rapacity
a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions
schism
having the power to heal or cure; beneficial
therapeutic
a brillant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; masterly or brillant
virtuoso
