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Vocabulary Unit 3

Vocabulary Unit 3. Level H. ancillary. Adjective : subordinate or supplementary. bowdlerize. Verb: to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.). condescend. Verb: to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner.

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Vocabulary Unit 3

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 3 Level H

  2. ancillary Adjective: subordinate or supplementary

  3. bowdlerize Verb: to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)

  4. condescend Verb: to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

  5. cozen Verb: to trick; to cheat or swindle

  6. enclave Noun: an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

  7. forte Noun: a person’s strong point; what a person does best

  8. gratis Adjective: free Adverb: without charge

  9. icon Noun: 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

  10. interstice Noun: a small, narrow space between things or parts of things

  11. macrocosm Noun: the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something

  12. mountebank Noun: a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

  13. paean Noun: a song of praise, joy, or triumph

  14. persiflage Noun: lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

  15. plethora Noun: overfullness; superabundance; superfluity

  16. pragmatic Adjective: concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory VS.

  17. quizzical Adjective: puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal

  18. rapacity Noun: inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s desires by force, extortion, or power

  19. schism Noun: a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions

  20. therapeutic Adjective: having the power to heal or cure; beneficial

  21. virtuoso Noun: a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique Adjective: masterly or brilliant

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