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Vocab.7thgrade15-16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |