Unit 3 Vocab Ancillary (adj) • Subordinate or supplementary Condescend (v) • To treat someone in a patronizing manner Cozen (v) • To trick, cheat or swindle Forte (n) • A person’s strong point; what a person does best Gratis (adj) • Free; without charge Icon (v) • A representation or image of a sacred personage; an image or picture; a symbol Interstice (n) • A small, narrow space between things or parts of things Macrocosm (n) • The universe considered as a whole Persiflage (n) • Lighthearted joking, talking, or writing Plethora (n) • Overfullness; superabundance Pragmatic (adj) • Concerned with practical considerations or values Quizzical (adj) • Puzzled, mocking; odd Rapacity (n) • Inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one’s desires by force Schism (n) • A formal split within a religious organization Therapeutic (adj) • Having the power to heal or cure; beneficial Unit 2 Vocab • 1 apprise (v)-to inform of • 2 Verisimlitude (n) – appearing to be true, real, probable • 3 claque (n) – enthusiastic admirers • 4 deracinate (v) – to uproot, dislocate, eliminate • 5 Vassal (n) – a person under the protection of a feudal lord • 6 Indigenous (adj)- originating in, native to • 7 Lachrymose (adj) – given to tears, mournful • 8 Lexicon (n) – a dictionary of the language of a specific group or subject • 9 Melee (n) – a confused struggle • 10 Microcosm (n) – miniature world or universe • 11 Miniscule (adj) – very small, tiny • 12 Obfuscate (v) – to confuse or bewilder • 13 Paternalism (n) – policy of treating people like a father • 14 Purview (n) – range, extent of something • 15 Sanguine (adj) – naturally cheerful, optimistic