a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
What is a genre?
100
sacrosanct
Considered to be a sacred right
100
insouciant
After months of worrying about the fate of his new project, the man was determined to lead a more _______ life thereafter
100
diaphanous
Made of coarse material
100
equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards
What is commensurate?
200
a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
What is a matrix?
200
Homily
A sermon on the value of honesty
200
immured
The terrorist was ____ for life in a narrow cell
200
systemic
Reports of localized uprisings
200
funeral rites or ceremonies
What is an obsequies?
300
a bitter verbal attack
What is a philippic?
300
immured
Incarcerated in a dungeon
300
obsequies
The nation held somber ____ for their beloved leader
300
tendentious
Stunned by their impartial response
300
a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
What is a persona?
400
a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
What is panache?
400
vicissitudes
Fluctuations of the family's daily routines
400
commensurate
All employees got raises _____ with their efforts
400
foray
Strategic withdrawal under fire
400
of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
What is systemic?
500
profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
What is an emolument?
500
prurient
Seen as salacious behavior
500
prurient
Considered a ____ novel by some, Ulysses was once banned from sale in the United States
500
browbeat
Coaxed the players into using the new system
500
an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan