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Vocab.7thgrade15-16
Term | Definition |
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Effigy | A sculpture or model of a person |
Cavernous | 1. Like a large cave in size or darkness 2. Filled with caves or cavities |
Rotunda | A circular domed building or hall |
Rotund | Plump, rounded |
Ideology | The main ideas of a class, group, or movement |
Rote | 1. By memory without thought of the meaning 2. Mechanical route |
Orbit | 1. Path of one body as it revolves around another body. |
Orb | 1. A sphere; anything spherical in shape 2. A globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office |
Configuration | A shape or outline; a method of arrangement |
Figurative | Using figures of speech; symbolic not literal |
Encyclopedic | Possessing info about an object |
Cyclic | Occurring or moving cycles |
Circumference | The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter |
Circumspect | Cautious and watchful; prudent |
Circuitous | Roundabout; indirect |
Concave | Curved like the inner surface of a ball |
Excavate | To dig out to make a hole by digging |
Idyll | A short description of a peaceful or romantic scene; usually of country life 2. A peaceful romantic scene or incident |
Feign | To fake |
Feint | 1. A misleading movement or pretended attack 2. To pretense; a scheme to mislead |
Fingo/Fingere/Finxi/Fictum | To shape |
Eidos | Shape/Form |
Cavea | A hollow |
Circum | Around |
Kuklos | Wheel/Circle |
Figura | Shape/Form |
Orbis/Orbita | Circle/Wheel/Anything round |
Rota/Rotundus | Wheel/Round |