Aficionado n An enthusiastic and usually expert follower

Aficionado (n) An enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan devotee, enthusiast *affection for something

Browbeat (v) To intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully cow, coerce *bully beats someone

Commensurate (adj) Equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards comparable, corresponding, coordinate *co: together

Diaphanous (adj) Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent translucent, gossamer ***cellophane –see through, too

Emolument (n) Profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary pay, wages, compensation *** for employment

Foray (n) A quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor Sortie *foraid

Genre (n) A type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition species, sort, school *genus

Homily (n) A sermon stressing moral principals ***holy homily

Immure (v) To enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate Incarcerate *imprison

Insouciant (adj) Blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy go –lucky *indifferent

Matrix (n) A mold; the surrounding situation or environment pattern, model *matrix movie

Obsequies (n) Funeral rights or ceremonies last rites, funeral services

Panache (n) Confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display style, verve

Persona (n) A character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes personality, image, role *person

Philippic (n) A bitter verbal attack tirade, diatribe **flip out

Sex, sex. . . Prurient (adj) Having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires lascivious, salacious, lewd *pru – rude, lewd

Sacrosanct (adj) Very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning *sacrament

Systemic (adj) Of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems extensive, comprehensive, system-wide *systems

Tendentious (adj) Intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine or cause; biased or partisan partial *tendency toward a certain viewpoint

Vicissitude (n) A change or variation fluctuation, vacillation *vacillate