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Vocab lesson9.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Root: ars,Artis artifact | An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period. |
| artifice | Craftiness; trickery. |
| artless | without deceit or cunning; natural; simple. |
| artisan | A skilled craftsperson. |
| Root: Aoide Ode | A poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has a stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet. |
| parody | A humerous imitation of a piece of literature or music |
| Rhapsody | speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm |
| Root: Canto, Cantare, Cantavi, Cantatum incantation | the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell. |
| recant | to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known. |
| Root: Pingo, Pingere, Pinxi, Pictum Depict | To paint, draw or express in a picture or sculpture. |
| pictograph | a sharp-pointed tool for writing on waxen tablets |