Vocab 09 and 10 Word Usage Flashcards
The American painter Mary Cassatt __________________ family scenes and intimate interiors.
Depicts
“case at the Bat” is a familiar verse that lends I tales wall to comic imitations or _________________.
Parody
when expressing powerful feelings Ina long, formal poem, or ______________, poets have chosen such subjects as solitude, evening, and the west wind.
Ode
Detective Sherlock Holmes is always capable of _________________ more subtle than that of the criminal pursues.
Artifice
________________ written on the rock walls of the cave help is imagine what life was like in primitive times.
Pictographs
When you read about the Middle Ages, pit yourself into the _____________ of the time
Context
In the 1940s, Germany justified invasions of neighboring countries on the ______________ of needing more living space.
Pretext
The Toltecs of northern Mexico were master ________________ who decorated palace walls horizontal bands of mythological figures
Artisans
Arrowheads and poetry are two kinds of __________ that inform us about early Native American culture in the United States.
Artifacts
After coming in tardy, the freshmen tried to ____________ their teacher by answering every question.
Mollified
Advertisers try to convince us that one brand of aspirin is more ____________ than other.
Efficacious
The ____________ needles of quilt-makers have recorded family histories.
Facile
A special centennial edition of The Hunting of the Snark includes a complete ____________ of the first edition.
Facsimile
In the 1980s ___________ arose in the movie industry over the issue of adding color to Classic movies originally filmed in black and white.
Faction
As the storm intensified, the ____________ of thunder made the house rattle.
Crescendo
