aficionado-a fan, enthusiast
The young boy was a huge aficionado of Justin Bieber.
browbeat- to intimidate by overbearing looks or words, a bully
They browbeat him into agreeing to steal the candy.
commensurate- having the same measure, corresponding in amount
The paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
diaphanous- very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
Sara got in trouble at the dance for her diaphanous dress.
emolument- compensation for services; profit
Tips are emoulument in addition to wages.
foray- a quick, sudden attack
The robbers made a foray outside the store.
genre- a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form
Lady Antabelum is catagorized under the county genre.
homily- a sermon, usually on a biblical topic
The sermon consisted of a written homily that was presented.
immure- to enclose within walls
The killer was immured in the strongest prison in California.
insouciant- free from concern or worry
I had an insouciant attitude towards having to move to a new school.
matrix- something that constitutes the place or point from which something originates
School is the matrix of an education.
obsequies- a funeral rite or ceremony
The obsequies was for her induction into the hall of fame.
panache- a grand or flamboyant manner; style or flair
The actor that plays Romeo has to have panache
persona- a persons percieved or evident personality
The persona of the needed actress was rude and bitter.
philippic- any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation
My mother spoke in a philippic tone when she saw that i had messed up the house.
prurient- having a restless desire or longing
Tara has a prurient for becoming famous some day.
sacrosanct- extremely sacred or inviolable
She considered her home sacrosanct.
systemic- of or pertaining to a system
Lupus is often called systemic lupus.
tendentious- having or showing a definite tendency or purpose
She had a tendentious for getting a job.
vicissitude- a change or variation occurring in the course of something
The property has undergone many vicissitude
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