Vocab Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
Q
Maul
A
heavy hammer
2
Q
Patron
A
someone who buys art and supports artists
3
Q
cistern
A
a tank for storing water
4
Q
drowry
A
money paid to the family of the groom from the brides family
5
Q
trattoria
A
a simple restaraunt
6
Q
Accordance
A
agreement
7
Q
stagnation
A
sluggish, inactive, not progressing
8
Q
hinterland
A
area surrounding a city
9
Q
mercenary soldiers
A
soldiers for hire
10
Q
oligarchy
A
government by a few powerful people
11
Q
florin, ducat
A
gold coins weighing about 3.5 grams
12
Q
pile
A
a heavy beam driven upright into the earth to support a structure
13
Q
republic
A
a state in which the citizens elect representatives to form a government
14
Q
vanity
A
a worthless pleasure
15
Q
dominican
A
a catholic religious order
16
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proportion
A
a correct relation among parts
17
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perspective
A
giving the appearance of distance on a flat surface
