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Final 8th - Vocab
VCR 15 and 16 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Redit agricolis labor actus in orbem. | The farmer’s work returns in a circle. |
circum | (Latin) around |
circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, indirect |
circumspect | (adj.) cautious and watchful; prudent |
circumference | (n.) the outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter |
orbis | (Latin) circle, anything round |
orbita | (Latin) wheel |
orbit | (n.) the path of one body as it revolves around another body |
orbit | (n.) a sphere of influence; a range of action or experience |
orb | (n.) a sphere; anything spherical in shape (for example, a planet, an eye) |
orb | (n.) a globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office |
figura | (Latin) form, shape |
configuration | (n.) a shape or outline; a method of arrangement |
figurative | (adj.) using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal |
kuklos | (Greek) wheel, circle |
cyclic | (adj.) occuring or moving in cycles |
encyclopedic | (adj.) possessing information about many subjects or intensively knowledgeable about one subject |
Ore rotundo. | With round mouth. (meaning: speaks eloquently) |
fingo, fingere | (Latin) to shape |
feign | (tr. v.) to pretend |
feint | (n.) a misleading movement or pretended attack |
feint | (n.) a pretense; a scheme to mislead |
feint | (tr. v.) to make a misleading movement or pretended attack |
effigy | (n.) a sculpture or model of a person |
eidos | (Greek) shape, form |
ideology | (n.) the main ideas of a class, group, or movement |
idyll | (n.) a short description of a peaceful or romantic scene, usually of country life |
idyll | (n.) a peaceful or romantic scene or incident |
rota | (Latin) wheel |
rotundus | (Latin) round |
rote | (n.) by memory without thought of meaning |
rote | (n.) mechanical routine |
rotunda | (n.) a circular domed building or hall |
rotund | (adj.) plump; rounded |
cavea | (Latin) a hollow |
cavernous | (adj.) like a large cave in size or darkness |
cavernous | (adj.) filled with caves or cavities |
concave | (adj.) curved like the inner surface of a ball |
excavate | (tr. v.) to dig out; to make a hole by digging |