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voc workshop
level H, Unit 5
20
English
12th Grade
09/26/2007

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Term
aficionado
Definition
an enthusiatic and usually expert follower or fan

SYNONYM: devotee
Term
browbeat
Definition
to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; a bully

SYNONYM: cow
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commensurate
Definition
equal in size, extent, duration, or importance

SYNONYMS:comparable, corresponding
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diaphanous
Definition
very sheer or light

SYNONYMS:translucent, gossamer
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emolument
Definition
profit derived from an office, position or from employment; a fee or salary

SYNONYMS: pay, wages
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foray
Definition
a quick raid, especially for plunder

SYNONYMS: sally, sortie
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genre
Definition
a type,class,or variety,especially a distinctive category of literary composition

SYNONYMS:species, sort, school
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homily
Definition
a sermon stressing moral principles
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immure
Definition
to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison

SYNONYMS:incarcerate, mew up
Term
insouciant
Definition
blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky

SYNONYMS:nonchalant, blase
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matrix
Definition
a mold; the surrounding situation or environment

SYNONYMS: pattern, model
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obsequies
Definition
funeral rites or ceremonies

SYNONYMS:last rites, funeral services
Term
panache
Definition
a confident and stylish manner, dash

SYNONYMS:style,flamboyance
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persona
Definition
a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes

SYNONYMS:personality,image,role
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philippic
Definition
a bitter verbal attack

SYNONYMS:tirade, diatribe
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prurient
Definition
having lustful desires or interests

SYNONYMS:lascivious, lewd
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sacrosanct
Definition
very sacred or holy; set apart or immune from questioning or attack
Term
systemic
Definition
of or pertaining to the entire body

SYNONYMS: extensive, system-wide
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tendentious
Definition
intended to promote a particular point of view,doctrine,or cause; biased or partisan

SYNONYMS: partial
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vicissitude
Definition
a change,variation,or alteration

SYNONYMS: fluctuation, vacillation
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