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