Vocabulary #10

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

Soccer is a commensurate sport that is similar to football.

diaphanous:(adjective) 

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.

Jellyfish have a very diaphanous body, which makes them hard for people to see.

emolument; (noun)profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services: Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.

Most jobs dealing with secretary services give out an emolument.

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

Pirates are highly known for their acts of foray, leaving their victims dead.

genre: (noun) a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.

My favorite type of music genre is indie music because of it's unique sounds.

homily:(noun) a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.

At my church services, the priest usually has exciting homilys to share with the crowd.

immure: (verb)to enclose within walls.

In solitary confinement the prisoner is usually immured with white walls.

insouciant:(adjective)

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

Whenever I speak with my friend James, he gives off an insouciant vibe that makes me happy.

matrix:noun plural

something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops.

The matrix of English words come from Latin roots.

obsequies: (noun plural)

a funeral rite or ceremony. 

My friend has recently attended his grandmas obsequies which has highly affected him.

panache:(noun)

a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair:

Sean has a very panache sense of style that I wish I had.

persona:(noun plural)

a person.

the characters in a play, novel, etc.

the narrator of or a character in a literary work, sometimes identified with the author.

My favorite persona in a literary piece is Holden Caulfield.

philippic:(noun)

any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.

(lowercase) . any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.

In Julius Caesar, Brutus delivers a speech filled with philippic.

prurient:(adjective)

having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.

I know of people who are proud of their prurient sense of living when really they should be proud of something else.

sacrosanct:(adjective)

extremely sacred or inviolable. 

The Vatican is considered a sacrosanct place to alot of people. 

systemic:(adjective)

of or pertaining to a system.

Children grow up all their lives living up to an unassuming systematic practice of school that leads most to cheating.

tendentious:(adjective)

having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose

Honestly, I dislike people who have a tendentious habit of lying to me.

vicissitude:(noun)

a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

Throughout my high school years, I've never would have expected the vicissitude of the unexpected to happen.