Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level H - Unit 3

pragmatic

(adjective) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory

gratis

(adjective) free (adverb) without charge

therapeutic

(adjective) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial

quizzical

(adjective) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal

ancillary

(adjective) subordinate or supplementary

virtuoso

(noun) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique (adjective) masterly or brilliant

schism

(noun) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions

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

interstice

(noun) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things

paean

(noun) a song of praise, joy, or triumph

mountebank

(noun) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

enclave

(noun) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

rapacity

(noun) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder

persiflage

(noun) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

plethora

(noun) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity

macrocosm

(noun) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something

forte

(noun) a person's strong point; what a person does best

condescend

(verb) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

bowdlerize

(verb) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)

cozen

(verb) to trick; to cheat or swindle