Vocabulary

Aficionado: A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity; an expert or connoisseur.

- I am an aficionado when it comes to playing golf because I have played it for so long. 

Browbeat: To intimidate someone into doing something, using abusive words; to bully or force.

- People who are browbeaten usually end up in some sort of depression or suicide. 

Commensurate: In proportion; equivalent or correspondent

-  one half is a commensurate to .5 in math. 

Diaphanous: Light, delicate, and translucent; gossamer.

- Her shirt was a diaphanous, not very appropriate for school. 

Emolument:  A salary, fee, or profit from employment.

- I earn an emolument of ten dollars a hour. 

Foray: A sudden attack into enemy territory; a raid; a venture outside one’s usual area.

- Polonius was a character that was foray by Hamlet. 

Genre: A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject; a classification.

- Dark Romanticism is a genre written in the late 1800's. 

Homily: discourse on or of a moral theme; a sermon or lecture.

- I was homily after passing notes in my English class. 

Immure: enclose or confine someone against their will; to imprison.

- police officers have immure many people everyday for using drugs. 

Insouciant: Showing a lack of concern; nonchalant; indifferent

- I felt insouciant after finding out a girl failed her test when she didn't eve study. 

Matrix: An environment or material in which something develops; a situation within which something else originates.

- I felt that the environment was going to matrix after getting non pollinating cars. 

Obsequies: Funeral rites or services.

- Obsequies make me uncomfortable because the death of people makes life depressing. 

Panache: Flamboyant confidence of style or manner; flair or zest.

- She felt panache after winning prom queen. 

Persona: The aspect of someone’s character that is perceived by others; a voice or character representing the speaker.

- When Boo from Monsters Inc says "Kitty" we often recognize her voice as a persona. 

Philippic: A bitter attack or denunciation; criticism.

- I ended up philippic after my friend yelled at my boyfriend. 

Prurient: Having an excessive interest in lustful thoughts and desires.

- I have a prurient towards this guy in  my English class. 

Sacrosanct: regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; sacred; untouchable.

- The ivory necklace sitting on the cabinet is a sacrosanct. 

Systemic: Of or relating to a system, as opposed to a particular part.

Diffusion is a systemic to photosynthesis. 

Tendentious: Favoring a particular cause or point of view that is controversial or may cause argument.

- many people believe that stem cells are a tendentious thug because humans can't act like god. 

Vicissitude: A change of prevailing situations or fortune.

- I felt vicissitude after finding several letters leading to my locker.