Vocabulary Flashcards
Rotunda
A round building, especially one with a dome.
Quaint
Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque.
Montage
The technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Abridged
Shortened by omitting less important parts while retaining the basic content.
Benefactor
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
Obsolete
no longer produced or used
Smarmy
describes someone who is overly flattering and fake
Bound
1: to move by leaping or jumping
2: to bind or secure a book with a cover
Strut
walk in a proud, confident way
Brisk
quick and energetic
Cavernous
being or suggesting a large dark enclosed space
Utmost
highest in extent or degree
Mason
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
Covert
secret or hidden
Stealthily
in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Eccentric
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Thesis
an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
Priority
status established in order of importance or urgency
Gush
praise enthusiastically
Podium
a platform raised above the surrounding level
Burly
muscular and heavy built
Render
cause to become
Sly
marked by skill in deception
Mesmerized
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
Divvy
separate into parts or portions
Daze
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
Muse
reflect deeply on a subject
Pry
move or force in an effort to get something open
Tote
carry with difficulty
Stately
impressive in appearance
Transcontinental
spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth
Anagram
a phrase rearranged from the letters of another phrase
Memorandum
a written proposal or reminder
Flourish
move or swing back and forth
Tether
tie with a rope
Foyer
a large entrance or reception room or area
Chisel
carve with an edge tool
Pedestal
an architectural support or base
Reverberate
ring or echo with sound
Nebula
an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
Billow
rise up as if in waves
Awestruck
having a feeling of mixed reverence and wonder and dread
Niche
a small concavity
Dome
a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure
Drifting
carried slowly by a current of air or water
Posh
elegant and fashionable
Measly
contemptibly small in amount
Surge
rise or move forward
Hologram
a photograph for reproducing a three-dimensional image
Stagger
walk with great difficulty
Plume
decorate with a feather
Auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
Stupendous
so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe