Q1 Review Flashcards
Ornate
Excessively decorative
Rhetoric
Art of effective speaking or writing
Logic
Theory of reasoning sensible argument and thought
Humanist
Belief in human based morality
Exile
Banished, absent from home country, ostracized
Prestigious
Respect because of high quality
Poet Laureate
Poet chosen by a country, an honor
Vivid
Very bright
Commission
an order for work, with pay
Emissary
Representative
Prominent
Important, famous
Fresco
Painting done on wet plaster
Tenure
Permanent status
Export
To send goods abroad
Apprentice
A person who works for another in order to learn
Rival
A competer
Meticulous
Show extrem care for details precise
Parallel
Straight lines lying in the same plans but never meeting
Geometry
The math of shapes
Scoff
To mock
Cupola
Dome shaped roof
Span
Distance between limits
Architect
Someone who designs buildings
Analyze
To study something closely
Studded
Is a object that sticks out from its serfice
Transfixed
Shocked and can’t move
Revival
Renewal or interest
Reputation
How a person is seen
Formulate
Devise something, express
Quarry
A pit which has stones
Vault
Arched ceiling
Church nave
Main body of the church
Crucifix
A cross with Jesus on it
Baptistery
Part of the church where baptisms take place
Dimensions
Measurement of size
Perspective
Artistic point of view
Horizon
Boundary between the earth and the sky
Stucco
An exterior wall finish
Prodigy
Young person with exceptional qualitities
Persist
Firm opinion in spite of opposition
Cardinal
Dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church
Christian
A person who believes in Jesus Christ and his teaching
Free will
The power of acting without the ties of necessary fute
Complex
Complicated
Patriarch
Male heard of a family’s of tribe
Stoic
A person who can endute pain or heartship without showing there feeling or complaining
Probability
The likelyhood of something happening or being the case
Forgery
A copied document, signature, work of art
Hieroglyphics
Pictographic script
Epicurean
Involving and appreciation of fine food and drink
Predestination
The belief the everything that will happen has been decided by God and cannot be changed
Guild
Group or association
Random
By chance
Ensure
Make sure, guarantee
Mercenaries
Soldiers hired to fight in war
Coup
Sudden violent overthrow of government
Bull of excommunication
Official notice someone is kicked out
Ingratiating
Fawning
Confiscate
To take away something as a legal penalty
Antiquity
Ancient history
Indignities
Humiliation
Prospect
Possibility
Ally
Join to together for a common purpose
Predecessor
The previous job holder
Lector
One who reads lessons in church
Lenten
40 days before Easter
Tact
To say things in a way most people find acceptable
Resolved
Determined
Conciliation
Try and get friendship back