unit12 Flashcards
umber
(1) A darkish brown mineral containing manganese and iron oxides used for coloring paint. (2) A color that is greenish brown to dark reddish brown.
adumbrate
(1) To give a sketchy outline or disclose in part. (2) To hint at or foretell.
penumbra
(1) The partial shadow surrounding a complete shadow, as in an eclipse. (2) The fringe or surrounding area where something exists less fully.
umbrage
A feeling of resentment at some slight or insult, often one that is imagined rather than real.
divest
(1) To get rid of or free oneself of property, authority, or title. (2) To strip of clothing, ornaments, or equipment.
investiture
The formal placing of someone in office.
transvestite
A person, especially a male, who wears the clothing and adopts the mannerisms of the opposite sex.
travesty
(1) An inferior or distorted imitation. (2) A broadly comic imitation in drama, literature, or art that is usually grotesque and ridiculous.
apotheosis
(1) Transformation into a god. (2) The perfect example.
atheistic
Denying the existence of God or divine power.
pantheon
(1) A building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation. (2) A group of notable persons or things.
theocracy
(1) Government by officials who are regarded as divinely inspired. (2) A state governed by a theocracy.
icon
(1) A religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel: idol. (2) Emblem, symbol.
iconic
(1) Symbolic. (2) Relating to a greatly admired and successful person or thing.
iconoclast
(1) A person who destroys religious images or opposes their use. (2) A person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions.
iconography
(1) The imagery and symbolism of a work of art or an artist. (2) The study of artistic symbolism.
urbane
Sophisticated and with polished manners.
exurban
Relating to a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families.
interurban
Going between or connecting cities or towns.
urbanization
The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas.
acculturation
(1) Modification of the culture of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture. (2) The process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy.
cross-cultural
Dealing with or offering comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas.
horticulture
The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
subculture
A group whose beliefs and behaviors are different from the main groups within a culture or society.
demographic
Having to do with the study of human populations, especially their size, growth, density, and patterns of living.
endemic
(1) Found only in a given place or region. (2) Often found in a given occupation, area, or environment.
demagogue
A political leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people in order to arouse discontent and to advance his or her own political purposes.
demotic
Popular or common.
populist
A believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people.
populace
(1) The common people or masses. (2) Population.
populous
Numerous, densely settled, or having a large population.
vox populi
Popular sentiment or opinion.
