| A | B |
|---|
| ancillary | (adj) subordinate or supplementary |
| bowdlerize | (v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc…) |
| condescend | (v) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower leve; to deal with peope in a patrionizing manner |
| cozen | (v) to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| enclave | (n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character |
| forte | (n) a person's strong point; what a person does best |
| gratis | (adj) free (adv) without charge |
| icon | (n) 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 |
| interstice | (n) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| macrocosm | (n) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something |
| mountebank | (n) a trickster or swindler, a charlatan |
| paean | (n) a song of praise, joy, or triumph |
| persiflage | (n) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing |
| plethora | (n) overfullness; superabundance; superfluity |
| pragmatic | (adj) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory |
| quizzical | (adj) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal |
| rapacity | (n) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder |
| schism | (n) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile forces |
| therapeutic | (adj) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial |
| virtuoso | (n) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique (adj) masterly or brilliant |
