Vocabulary #9

1. Aficionado (n)- an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast

- Susie's dad is a sports car aficionado.

2.Browbeat (v)- to intimidate with overbearing looks or words; bullying
- The older kids browbeat the younger boy.

3. Commensurate (adj)- having the same measure; equal extent or duration
- My friend and I worked out at the same commensurate.

4. Diaphanous (adj)- very sheer or light; almost transparent
- The dress was diaphanous.

 
5. Emolument (n)- profit, salaries, or fees from office or employment 
- The bake sale was successful as it brought in a lot of emolument. 


6. Foray (n)- a quick sudden attack
- The foray on Pearl Harbor surprised everyone.





7. Genre (n)- a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, or technique
- I love to watch different genres of movies.
 

8. Homily (n)- a sermon; an inspiring saying or cliche
- That homily is commonly used in Church .  
 
9. Immure (v)- to imprison; to shut-in
- They immured the prisoner in the cell.


10. Insouciant (adj)- free from worry; carefree; nonchalant
- His insouciant attitude showed that he was not worried about getting caught with the answers.


11. Matrix (n)- a point when something else originates, develops, or takes form
- The matrix of the rock was when the crystals formed. 


12. Obsequies (n)- a funeral rite, or ceremony
- It is hard for me to go to obsequies because everyone is very sad. 


13. Panache (n)- a grand manner; style; flair
- My always boss walked around with a proper panache. 


14. Persona (n)- the characters in a play
- His favorite persona from the play was Tom. 


15. Philippic (n)- any speech of bitter denunciation
- No one was surprised from her philippic at the interview. 


16. Prurient (adj)- having lustful thoughts or desires
- She felt uncomfortable by the boys prurient glances. 




17. Sacrosanct (adj)- extremely sacred
- The sacrosanct family bible is very important to my family. 



18. Systemic (adj)- of or pertaining to a system
- The cows disease became systemic as all cows were affected. 


19. Tendentious (adj)- having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or propose
- During the game of darts, he won with his tendentious throws.







20. Vicissitude (n)- a change or variation occurring in the course of something
- He went through a vicissitude when his mother passed.