Ch. 14 Flashcards
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Buttress
A
Projecting structure that supports something; to support
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Abeyance
A
State of inactiity
2
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Commensurate
A
Of equal value; proportionate
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Dilatory
A
Slow to act or respond
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Ecumenical
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Universal
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Facade
A
Front or face of a building; an illusion
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Gargoyle
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A grotesque stone figure
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Moot
A
To debte
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Pinnacle
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A tall, slender, pointed top; highest point of achieembt
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Requiem
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Honoring the dead; funeral
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Sacrosanct
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Highly sacred
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Sensuous
A
Acting on the senses
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Tenet
A
Principle or belief by an organization
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Transcend
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To go above the limits of
14
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Venue
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The scene or locale of a crime
