VOCABULARY #9

aficionado: (noun) an ardent devotee, enthusiast, fan

-The Supernatural aficionados have dedicated entire blogs for their favorite show. 

browbeat: (verb used w/ object) to intimidate by overbearing looks or words, bully

-Never let a browbeat oppress you from being who you are & doing what you love. 

commensurate: (adj) having the same measure; of equal extent or duration 

- The test tubes have to have the same commensurate of chemicals in order for the experiment to run smoothly. 

diaphanous: (adj) very sheer & light & almost translucent or completely transparent

-The cancer had run its course, & you were now able to see every vain beneath her diaphanous skin. 

emolument: (noun) profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services

-The emolument will be paid in full once we receive the stipend in the mail. 

foray: (noun) a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder; a quick sudden attack 

-Our school was not prepared for this sudden foray of pranks by the opposing school. 

genre: (noun) a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique or the like 

-No matter what someone will always have a criticism of  this genre of literature because of the controversial topics present. 

homily: (noun) a sermon, usually on a biblical topic & usually of a non-doctrinal nature; an inspirational saying or cliche

-Graduation tends to be full of homilies of how that graduation class was the best & how they are the future. 

immure: (verb used w/ object) to enclose w/in walls, to shut in, seclude, confine, to imprison; obsolete, fortify 

-Depression, if you choose to let it, can take over & begin to immure within every ounce of your being. 

insouciant: (adj) free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

-No matter what I do, I cannot  shake this feeling of regret & be insouciant from the problem. 

matrix: (noun) something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops 

-Matrices help form the infrastructure for the architectural blue prints of the building. 

obsequies: (noun, plural) a funeral site or ceremony

-I have attended too many dismal obsequies in my lifetime. 

panache: (noun) grand or flamboyant manner; verve, style, flair

-Damon has that charisma that just entices people to be around him; that panache that no one can replicate. 

persona: (noun) a person's perceived or evident personality, as that of a well-known official, actor or celebrity; personal image, public role 

-Elena's persona was constantly changing & no one could seem to keep up with her multiple attitudes. 

philippic: (noun) any orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon; any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation 

-Do not blame me for your faults & use that philippic language towards me, all I've done was help you through these trying times. 

prurient: (adj) having inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.; having a restless desire or longing 

-The difference between someone who surfs & someone that is a surfer is that surfers have a prurient longing to be in the water & in the sun. Surfers cannot go a day without surfing. 

sacrosanct: (adj) extremely sacred or inviolable; not to be entered or trespassed upon; above or beyond criticism, change or interference

-Ancient burial grounds are infamous for being sacrosanct & anyone who does trespassed is punished. 

systemic: (adj) of or pertaining to a system 

-Fangirls belong to a systemic fandom where they obsess over their idol & practically dedicate their lives to them. 

tendentious: (adj) having or showing a definite tendency, bias or purpose 

-Most are tendentiously inclined to stick with what they know & avoid any change or difference that they know nothing of. 

vicissitude: (noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something 

-These past events had rekindled more vicissitude in my life than ever before.