Vocabulary (Ch 9-12)

Question 1

An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period

Answer 1

Artifact

Ars (Latin) = art

Question 2

1) Craftiness; trickery

2) Cleverness; skill

Answer 2

Artifice

Ars (Latin) = art

Question 3

1) Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple

2) Crude; ignorant; uncultured

Answer 3

Artless

Ars (Latin) = art

Question 4

A skilled craftsperson

Answer 4

Artisan

Ars (Latin) = art

Question 5

A poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet.

Answer 5

Ode

Aoide (Greek) = song

Question 6

1) A humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music.

2) To mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect

Answer 6

Parody

Aoide (Greek) = song

Question 7

Speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

Answer 7

Rhapsody

Aoide (Greek) = song

Question 8

The chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell.

Answer 8

Incantation

Canto (Latin) = to sing

Question 9

To take back a formal statement or belief previously made known.

Answer 9

Recant

Canto (Latin) = to sing

Question 10

1) to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture.

2) To describe; to picture in words

Answer 10

Depict
Pingo (Latin) = to paint

Question 11

A picture or drawing representing words or ideas.

Answer 11

Pictograph
Pingo (Latin) = to paint

Question 12

To come as a natural increase or advantage

Answer 12

Accrue

Cresco (Latin) = to grow

Question 13

A gradual increase in sound, often referring to music

Answer 13

Crescendo
Cresco (Latin) = to grow

Question 14

Abnormal growth or outgrowth

Answer 14

Excrescence

Cresco (Latin) = to grow

Question 15

Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.

Answer 15

Beneficence

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 16

Effective as a means or remedy

Answer 16

Efficacious

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 17

Acting, working, or preceding with ease; fluent.

Answer 17

Facile

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 18

An exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.

Answer 18

Facsimile

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 19

1) A groups or clique within a larger group, party, or government
2) Conflict within an organization or nation.

Answer 19

Faction

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 20

To calm, to make gentler or softer in feeling

Answer 20

Mollify

Facio (Latin) = to make

Question 21

The parts before or after a word or statement that influence meaning.

Answer 21

Context

Texo (Latin) = to weave

Question 22

A false reason put forward to conceal the true one

Answer 22

Pretext

Texo (Latin) = to weave

Question 23

To go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule

Answer 23

Transgress

Trans (Latin) = across

Question 24

Describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of the verb.

Answer 24

Transitive

Trans (Latin) = across

Question 25

Lasting for only a short while

Answer 25

Transitory | Trans (Latin) = across

Question 26

Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent

Answer 26

Translucent | Trans (Latin) = across

Question 27

environment; the surrounding atmosphere

Answer 27

Ambience | Ambiant (French) = surrounding

Question 28

notice of death with biographical information

Answer 28

Obituary | Obitus ( Latin ) = death

Question 29

1. passing quickly; transitory | 2. staying only a short time

Answer 29

Transient Trans (Latin) = ‘across’ Ire (Latin) = ‘go.’

Question 30

straying from what is normal or accepted

Answer 30

Aberration | Errare (Latin) = ‘to stray,

Question 31

irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas

Answer 31

Erratic | Errare (Latin) = ‘to stray,

Question 32

an incident in a person's life or in a story or play

Answer 32

Episode | epeisodios (Greek) = ‘coming in besides,

Question 33

a mass departure or flight

Answer 33

``` Exodus Exodos (Greek) = departure ```

Question 34

traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or a work; transient

Answer 34

Itinerant | Itineris ( Latin) = "journey"

Question 35

1. A route of travel. 2. A plan or record of a journey

Answer 35

Itinerary | Itineris ( Latin) = "journey"

Question 36

1. arrival or coming into being | 2. (capitalized) The period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ

Answer 36

Advent | venīre (Latin) = to come

Question 37

1. To avoid; to evade by cleverness. | 2. To avoid by passing around.

Answer 37

Circumvent | venīre (Latin) = to come

Question 38

to assemble, especially for a meeting

Answer 38

Convene | venīre (Latin) = to come

Question 39

1. to occur between events or periods. 2. To come between, thereby easing a situation. 3. To interfere or to interrupt.

Answer 39

Intervene | venīre (Latin) = to come

Question 40

Communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means

Answer 40

Telepathy | Pathy (Greek): feeling

Question 41

to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject

Answer 41

Deviate | Dēvius (Latin) = out-of-the way,

Question 42

1. winding; roundabout | 2. underhanded; deceptive

Answer 42

Devious | Dēvius (Latin) = out-of-the way,

Question 43

1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc; opaque | 2. incapable of being influenced or affected

Answer 43

Impervious | Pervius (Latin) = "letting things through,