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Vocab 15 & 16
Oaks Middle School vocab Spring 2017
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| circuitous | driven off course |
| circumspect | cautious and watchful |
| circumference | outside boundary of a circle |
| "circum-" | around |
| "orbis"/"orbita" | circle, round, wheel |
| orbit | path of a body (like a planet) revolving around another |
| orb | a sphere |
| "figura" | form, shape |
| configuration | a shape or method of arrangement |
| figurative | symbolic, using figures of speech |
| "kuklos" | wheel, circle |
| cyclic | occurring or moving in circles |
| encyclopedic | possessing information about many subjects |
| "fingo"/"fingere"/"finxi"/"fictum" | to shape |
| feign | to pretend |
| feint | a misleading movement, pretending |
| effigy | a sculpture or model of a person |
| "eidos" | shape, form |
| ideology | main idea of a group or movement |
| idyll | short description of a peaceful or romantic scene |
| "rota"/"rotundus" | wheel, round |
| rote | by memory without thought |
| rotunda | a circular domed building |
| rotund | plump, rounded |
| "cavea" | a hollow |
| cavernous | like a large cave in size or darkness |
| concave | curved like the inside of a ball/sphere |
| excavate | to dig out |