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Aficionado
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(n.)an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
syn:devotee,enthusiast
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Browbeat
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(v.)to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner, to bully
syn:cow,coerce
ant:coax,cajole,wheedle,sweet-talk
ant:coax,cajole,wheedle,sweet-talk
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Commensurate
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(adj.)equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate;measureable by the same standards
syn:comparable,corresponding,cooordinate
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Diaphanous
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(adj.)very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
syn:translucent,gossamer
ant:opaque,coarse,dense
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Emolument
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(n.)profit derived from an office or position or from employment a fee or salary
syn:pay,wages,compensation
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Foray
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(n.)a quick raid, especially for plunder;syn:sally,sortie
ant:retreat, strategic withdrawal
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Genre
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(n.)a type class, or cariety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition;
syn:species,sort,school
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Homily
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(n.)a sermon stressing moral principles;a tedious moralizing lectoure or discourse
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Immure
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(v)to enlose or confine within walls;to imprison;to seclude or isolate
syn:incarcerate, mew up
ant:release,liberate,emancipate
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Insouciant
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(adj.)blithely indifferent or unconcerned;carefree;happy-go-lucky
syn:nonchalant,blase,devilmaycare ant:worried,careworn,agitated,distraught
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Matrix
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(n.)a mold;the surrounding situation or environment
syn:pattern,model
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Obsequies
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(n.)funeral rites or ceremonies
syn:last rites, funeral services.
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Panache
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(n.)a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
syn:style,verve,elan,eclat,flamboyance
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Persona
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(n.)a character in a novel or play;the outward character or that a person assumes
syn:personality,image,role
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Philippic
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(n.) a bitter verbal attack
syn:harangue,tirade,diatribe
ant:encomium,panegyric,tribute
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