aficionado: an enthusiast. somebody who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about something
browbeat: to bully or intimidate somebody sternlycommensurate: equal in size
diaphanous: transparent, delicate or gauzy
emolument: a payment for work done
foray a sudden attack or raid by a military force
genre category of artistic works
homily religious lecture: a sermon or other piece of writing on a moral or religious topic
immure imprison somebody: to confine somebody
insouciant carefree attitude: cheerful lack of anxiety or concern
matrix: arrangement of connected things
obsequies rites or ceremonies carried out at a funeral
panache a sense or display of spirited style and self-confidence
persona assumed identity or role
philippic condemning speech: a verbal attack on somebody
prurient having or intended to arouse an unwholesome interest in sexual matters
sacrosanct sacred: very holy and sacred
systemic relating to or affecting a system as a whole
tendentious trying to influence opinion
vicissitude unexpected changes
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