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Aficionado (n)

Aficionado (n). An enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan devotee, enthusiast *affection for something. Browbeat (v). To intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully cow, coerce *bully beats someone. Commensurate (adj).

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Aficionado (n)

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  1. Aficionado (n) An enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan devotee, enthusiast *affection for something

  2. Browbeat (v) To intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully cow, coerce *bully beats someone

  3. Commensurate (adj) Equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards comparable, corresponding, coordinate *co: together

  4. Diaphanous (adj) Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent translucent, gossamer ***cellophane –see through, too

  5. Emolument (n) Profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary pay, wages, compensation *** for employment

  6. Foray (n) A quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor Sortie *foraid

  7. Genre (n) A type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition species, sort, school *genus

  8. Homily (n) A sermon stressing moral principals ***holy homily

  9. Immure (v) To enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate Incarcerate *imprison

  10. Insouciant (adj) Blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy -go –lucky *indifferent

  11. Matrix (n) A mold; the surrounding situation or environment pattern, model *matrix movie

  12. Obsequies (n) Funeral rights or ceremonies last rites, funeral services

  13. Panache (n) Confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display style, verve

  14. Persona (n) A character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes personality, image, role *person

  15. Philippic (n) A bitter verbal attack tirade, diatribe **flip out

  16. Sex,sex,sex... Prurient (adj) Having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires lascivious, salacious, lewd *pru – rude, lewd

  17. Sacrosanct (adj) Very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning *sacrament

  18. Systemic (adj) Of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems extensive, comprehensive, system-wide *systems

  19. Tendentious (adj) Intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine or cause; biased or partisan partial *tendency toward a certain viewpoint

  20. Vicissitude (n) A change or variation fluctuation, vacillation *vacillate

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