Vocabulary #9

aficionado: enthusiast: somebody who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about something
browbeat: intimidate, typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words
commensurate: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
diaphanous: light, delicate, and translucent
emolument: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office
foray: a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory
genre: a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
homily: commentary that follows a reading of scripture
immure: enclose or confine against their will
insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
matrix: an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure
obsequies: funeral rites
panache: flamboyant manner and reckless courage
persona: the image or personality that a person presents
philippic: a bitter attack or denunciation
prurient: having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
sacrosanct: regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
systemic: of or relating to a system, esp. as opposed to a particular part
tendentious: expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view
vicissitude: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant