Monday, October 29, 2012

Vocab #10

Aficionado:
A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.
Browbeat: be bossy towards (v)

Commensurate: corresponding in size or degree or extent (adj)
           
Diaphanous: so thin as to transmit light (adj)
           
Emolument: A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
           
Foray:  sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, esp. to obtain
            
Genre: a kind of literary or artistic work (n)
a style of expressing yourself in writing
an expressive style of music
          
Homily: a sermon on a moral or religious topic (n)
            Insouciant: marked by blithe unconcern (adj)
           
Matrix: An environment or material in which something develops.
Obsequies: a funeral or funeral ceremony. (n)
         
Panache: Flamboyant confidence of style or manner.
Persona: The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others.
Philippic: aA bitter attack or denunciation, esp. a verbal one.
Prurient: Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
Sacrosanct: must be kept sacred (adj)
          
Systemic: affecting an entire system. (adj)
Tendentious: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one (adj)
Vicissitude: A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

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