Ancient History Based IEW Flashcards
Define towering
reaching a height above others
The ancient world left towering monuments throughout the Middle East.
Synonyms
lofty, gigantic, colossal, monumental
Define radiant
shining or giving off light;
beaming, as with joy or energy
Radiant gardens could be seen from miles away.
Synonyms
dazzling, glowing, brilliant, splendid
Define fashioned
made, built, or shaped
Ziggurats were fashioned from bricks.
Synonyms
constructed, assembled, erected, sculpted
Define serpentine
twisting and turning
Many serpentine rivers flowed through Mesopotamia.
Synonyms
spiraling, zigzagging, coiled, meandering
Define streak
to move very fast;
to leave a mark with a different color or texture from its background
Fireworks streak through the sky.
Synonyms
bolt, flash, burst, flare
Define bellow
to give a loud, deep roar
The captain _bellow_ed orders.
Synonyms
thunder, blare, boom, howl
Define quake
to shake or vibrate
When he saw the donosaur, he began to quake with fear.
Synonyms
quiver, tremble, shudder, tremor
Define plead
to beg
The prisoner will plead for his life.
Synonyms
implore, entreat, appeal, beseech
Define ascend
to go up
The sides of the ziggurats ascended like stairs.
Synonyms
climb, sprout, slope up, shoot up
Define descend
to go down
Sides of ziggurats descended from the top.
Synonyms
drop, decline, slope down, plummet
Define indefinite
not fixed or limited; not measurable; not clear
Sumerians waited indefinitely for a visit from the goddess.
Synonyms
immeasurable, endless
Define colossal
huge
Most ziggurats were colossal temples that dwarfed the surrounding buildings.
Synonyms
monstrous, massive, mommoth, gargantuan
Define contrary
opposing or resisting
From the time of Adam’s sin, man’s nature has been contrary to God.
Synonyms
contradictory
Define validate
to prove to be true
Science and archaeology validate the Bible.
Synonyms
confirm, verify, substantiate, affirm
Define corupt
to change from good to bad
Ancient man corupted the truth of God.
Synonyms
defile, taint, contaminate, debase
Define depict
to describe by words or by picture
“The Epic of Gilgamesh” depicts many themes found in the Bible.
Synonyms
relate, record, recount
Define wail
to grieve or cry
Gilgamesh wailed when he saw the serpent devouring the plant of life.
Similar Words
lament, mourn, squall, bawl
Define devour
to eat of consume greedily
The serpent devoured the plant of life, and so devoured Gilgamesh’s hopes of eternal life.
Similar Words
consume, gulp, gobble
Define despair
loss of hope
As he watched the serpent silther away, Gilgamesh was in despair.
Synonyms
dismay, depression, discouragement, gloom
Define presently
soon
Gilgamesh stopped to rest, presently a serpent appeared.
Synonyms
shortly, directly, promptly, straightaway
Define erode
to wear away
Sand and wind have caused much of the sphinx to erode.
Synonyms
corode, abrade, grate
Define fanciful
imaginary
The sphinx was a fanciful creature in many ancient legends.
Synonyms
mythical, whimsical
Define adorned
decorated
A mummy’s tomb was adorned with riches and charms.
Synonyms
embilleshed, garnished
Define resemble
to be like or similar
The body of a sphinx resembles the body of a lion.
Synonyms
similar to, match, parallel, mimic
