1. an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.
- Mark was an aficionado for the Righetti Warriors because he went to every single event Righetti participated in.
browbeat-
1. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully
- Jack was such a browbeat towards John because he kept blackmailing John about John's most embarrassing moment, and if John doesn't give his candy to Jack, then Jack will tell all of their classmates.
commensurate-
1.having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
2.corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
3.proportionate; adequate.
4.having a common measure
- Your job description should be commensurate with the responsibilities you actually have on your job.
1.very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
2.delicately hazy.
- The new curtains were diaphanous because you could see a lot of the backyard through it.
1. profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services
- A fast food employee's emolument isn't as high a the emolument of a CEO.
foray-
1.a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
2.a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
3.an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.
verb (used without object)
4.to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
5.to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure
- The burglars made a foray at the jewelry store.
1. a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
2. Fine Arts.
a. paintings in which scenes of everyday life form the subject matter.
b. a realistic style of painting using such subject matter.
3. genus; kind; sort; style.
adjective
4. Fine Arts. of or pertaining to genre.
5. of or pertaining to a distinctive literary type.
- Brave New World by Aldous Fuxley can be classified as a utopian genre.
1. a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
2.an admonitory or moralizing discourse.
3.an inspirational saying or cliché.
- The officiate made a homily at the memorial service.
immure-
1.to enclose within walls.
insouciant-
2.to shut in; seclude or confine.
3.to imprison.
4.to build into or entomb in a wall.
5.Obsolete . to surround with walls; fortify.
- Every single day, we are immured in the four walls we call a classroom.
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- People who skip class and don't worry about their grades are insouciants.
1.something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
obsequies-
2.Anatomy . a formative part, as the corium beneath a nail.
3.Biology .
a.the intercellular substance of a tissue.
b.ground substance.
4.Petrology . the fine-grained portion of a rock in which coarser crystals or rock fragments are embedded.
5.fine material, as cement, in which lumps of coarser material, as of an aggregate, are embedded.
- A slate and a piece of chalk was the matrix of school.
1. a funeral rite or ceremony.
- The obsequies was such a great remembrance for the one who passed.
panache-
1.a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
2.an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, especially one worn on a helmet or cap.
3.Architecture . the surface of a pendentive.
- The rich who stay at very expensive places have such panache.
persona-
1. a person.
philippic-
2.personae, the characters in a play, novel, etc.
3.the narrator of or a character in a literary work, sometimes identified with the author.
4.(in the psychology of C. G. Jung) the mask or façade presented to satisfy the demands of the situation or the environment and not representing the inner personality of the individual; the public personality (contrasted with anima ).
5.a person's perceived or evident personality, as that of a well-known official, actor, or celebrity; personal image; public role.
- People who have multiple personalities for different people have different personas.
1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
prurient-
2.( lowercase ) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.
- John made a strong philippic against Jack, and then Jack backed off.
1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
sacrosanct-
2. causing lasciviousness or lust.
3. having a restless desire or longing.
- Those who cheat in relationships are prurient.
1. extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
systemic-
2. not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct.
3. above or beyond criticism, change, or interference
- A priest and/or a nun is a sacrosanct because they must be holy in life.
1. of or pertaining to a system.
tendentious-
2.Physiology, Pathology .
a.pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.
b.pertaining to or affecting a particular body system.
3.(of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.
- The art of creating an event must involve a systemic approach so that everything will go smoothly.
1. having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
- If you frequently stereotype others because of their looks or actions, then you are tendentious because you have a tendency to stereotype people that they are not of just because of what you see and/or hear.
vicissitude-
1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
2.interchange or alternation, as of states or things.
3.vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs:
4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.
5. change; mutation; mutability.
- From talking to someone you like, then creating a relationship with them, and then loving them in the future are all significant vicissitudes.
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