| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ancillary | (adj.) subordinate or supplementary |
| bowdlerize | (v.) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.) |
| condescend | (v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
| cozen | (v.) to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| enclave | (n.) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character |
| forte | (n.) a person's strong point; what a person does best |
| gratis | (adj.) free; (adv.) without charge |
| icon | (n.) 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 |
| interstice | (n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| macrocosm | (n.) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something |
| mountebank | (n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan |
| paean | (n.) a song of praise, a joy, or triumph |
| persiflage | (n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
| plethora | (n.) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity |
| pragmatic | (adj.) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions |
| quizzical | (adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal |
| rapacity | (n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
| schism | (n.) a formal split with a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions |
| therapeutic | (adj.) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
| virtuoso | (n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or brilliant |
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