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VOCABULARY 8/25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABSTRACT ART | a work of art that does not try to show the world as it actually is but still uses line, color, shape, form, texture, value, and space; includes works that evoke or react to other ideas or images |
| ARTERY | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| BACKGROUND | in a work of art, the area that appears to be farthest away from the viewer |
| BLOOD VESSEL | a tube in which blood travels through the body |
| CAPILLARY | a tiny, one cell thick blood vessel that carries blood between an artery and a vein |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | the reaction that occurs when glucose and oxygen, in the presence of water, meet in body cells; the result is the release of carbon dioxide and energy |
| CHIAROSCURO | an Italian word meaning "light-dark" that describes when bright light and deep dark come together in a work of art to show objects and their volumes |
| CIRCULATE | to move without stopping through a closed system |
| CIRCULATORY SYSTEM | the heart and a group of connected tubes that together move blood throughout the body |
| COMMITMENT | the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something |
| CORONARY | of or relating to the heart and especially the vessels through which blood travels before reaching heart cells |
| COURAGEOUS | very brave |
| ELABORATION | details that develop evidence and connect it to a point |
| EMPATHETIC | understanding and sharing another person's experiences and emotions |
| EVIDENCE | information from a text that supports an idea |
| FIGURATIVE | involving the meaning of a word or phrase that is different from its ordinary or usual meaning |
| FLUENCY | the ability to read with accuracy, phrasing, and expression at an appropriate rate |
| FOCAL POINT | in a work of art, the area that the artist draws your attention to |