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1
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Define the following:

Foyer

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n. an entrance hall

2
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Define the following:

Dais

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n. a low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or throne

3
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Define the following:

Portico

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n. a structure consisting of a roof buttressed by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building

4
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Define the following:

Chaise

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n. a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically with an open top and two wheels
n. short for post chaise which is a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail in the 18th to early 19th century
n. short for chaise lounge which is a reclining chair with a lengthened seat for a leg rest

5
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Define the following:

Parlor

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n. a sitting room of a private house
n. a room in a public building for receiving guests
n. a room in a monastery or convent for conversation
n. [usu. with modifier] a shop or business providing specified goods or services: ice cream parlor, funeral parlor
n. (also milking parlor) a room or building equipped for milking cows
adj. denoting a person who professes but does not actively give support to a specific political view

6
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Define the following:

Monastery

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n. a building or building owned by monks living under religious vows

7
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Define the following:

Convent

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n. a Christian community under monastic rules, esp. one of nuns
n. (also convent school) a school, especially one for girls, attached to and run by convent
n. a building or buildings owned by a convent

8
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Define the following:

Parapet

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n. a low protective wall off the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
n. a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops

9
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Define the following:

Gunwale

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n. the upper portion of the side of a boat or ship

10
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Define the following:

Gable

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n. (also gable end) a wall topped with a gable

n. a raised wall that closes off a pitched roof

11
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Define the following:

Chiffonier

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n. a tall chest of drawers often with a mirror on top

n. a low cupboard, sometimes with a raised bookshelf on top

12
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Define the following:

Parquet

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n. (parquet flooring) flooring composed of wooden blocks in a geometric pattern
n. the ground floor of a theatre or auditorium

13
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Define the following:

Plinth

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n. a heavy base supporting a statue or base

n. the lower square slab at the base of a column

14
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Define the following:

Threshold

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n. the bottom of a doorway or entrance
n. the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land
n. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested: threshold level
n. the maximum level of radiation nor a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe: their water should meet the safety threshold of 50 mG of nitrates per liter
n. a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction
n. a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect: tax threshold

15
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Define the following:

Rung

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n. a horizontal support of a person’s foot on a ladder

n. a strengthening cross piece in the structure of a chair

16
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Define the following:

Belfry

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n. a place for hanging bells in a church tower

n. a bell tower, or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church

17
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Define the following:

Hospice

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n. a home providing care for the sick

n. a lodging for travelers

18
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Define the following:

Transept

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n. (a cross-shaped building) either of the two parts making up the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave

19
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Define the following:

Nave

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n. the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars

20
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Define the following:

Chancel

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n. the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen

21
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Define the following:

Terminus

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n. a final point in space or time; an end or extremity: the exhibition’s terminus is 1962
n. the end of a railroad or other transportation route or a station at such a point; a terminal
n. a figure of a human bust or an animal ending in a square pillar from which it appears to spring, originally used as a boundary marker in Ancient Rome

22
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Define the following:

Canteen

A

n. a restaurant provided by a college, factory, military base, or company for its students, workers, soldiers, etc.

23
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Define the following:

Fief

A

n. an estate of land held under the condition of feudal service
n. a person’s sphere of operation or control

24
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Define the following:

Partition

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n. a structure dividing a space into two parts
v. divide into parts
v. divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions: the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers
v. (partition something off) separate a part of a room from the rest by erecting a partition: partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom

25
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Define the following:

Cabaret

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n. a nightclub or restaurant where entertainment is performed
n. entertainment in nightclubs or restaurants while the audience eats or drinks at tables

26
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Define the following:

Veneer

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n. a thin decorative covering of fine wood over a coarser wood or other material
n. a layer of wood used to make plywood
n. an attractive appearance or facade used to mask one’s true feelings or nature
v. cover or disguise (one’s true nature) with an attractive appearance
v. cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood

27
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Define the following:

Dike

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n. a long wall or embankment used to prevent flooding
n. a low wall or earthwork used as a boundary or defense
n. a causeway, a raised road or track across low or wet ground
n. a ditch or watercourse
v. provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding

28
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Define the following:

Overlook

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n. a commanding position or view

v. have a view of from above: the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees

29
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Define the following:

Bunting

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n. a loosely woven fabric made for flags but can also be used as drapes before becoming a flag
n. flags and other colorful festive decorations

30
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Define the following:

Stave

A

n. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
n. a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon
n. one of the thin slats used to make the sides of a wooden bucket or barrel, a vertical wooden plank in a building or other structure
n. a staff used in sheet music
n. a verse or stanza of a poem
v. (stave something in) break something by forcing it inward or piercing it roughly: the door was staved in

31
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Define the following:

Rampart

A

n. a defensive wall of a castle or a walled ceiling, having a broad top with a walkway and typically with a stone parapet
n. a defensive or protective barrier: the open Pacific broke on the far-off rampart of the reef

32
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Define the following:

Obelisk

A

n. a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top
n. a tree, mountain, or other object that resembles an obelisk

33
Q

Define the following:

Monolith

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n. a large, upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a monument or pillar
n. a very large and characterless building
n. a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g., in the building of a dock

34
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Define the following:

Withy

A

n. a tough, flexible branch used for tying, binding, or basketry

35
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Define the following:

Bulwark

A

n. a defensive wall
n. a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense: the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society
n. (usu. bulwarks) an extension of a ship’s sides above the level of the deck

36
Q

Define the following:

Upholstery

A

n. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as arm chairs or sofas
n. the art of practice of fitting padded coverings to chairs or sofas

37
Q

Define the following:

Pennant

A

n. a flag denoting a sports championship or other achievement
n. (also pennon) a tapering flag on a ship, especially one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission
n. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially as a military ensign

38
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Define the following:

Ensign

A

n. a flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality
n. a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant

39
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Define the following:

Standard

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n. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope
n. a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height
n. a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form
n. an upright water or gas pipe
n . a tune or song of established popularity
adj. (of a shrub) grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form: standard roses

40
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Define the following:

Cruciform

A

adj. having the shape of a cross
adj. of or denoting a church having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts
n. a thing shaped like a cross

41
Q

Define the following:

Chapel

A

n. a small building for Christian worship, typically one attached to an institution or private house
n. a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication
n. a room or building in which funeral services are held

42
Q

Define the following:

Xeriscape

A

n. a garden or landscape requiring little or no irrigation
n. a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions
v. landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigations

43
Q

Define the following:

Alcove

A

n. a recess, typically in the wall of a room or a garden

44
Q

Define the following:

Doorjamb

A

n. each of the two upright parts of a doorframe, on one of which a door is hung

45
Q

Define the following:

Garret

A

n. a top-floor or attic room

46
Q

Define the following:

Tarpaulin

A

n. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, typically of tarred canvas

n. a sheet or covering of this

47
Q

Define the following:

Cornice

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n. an ornamental molding around a wall just below

48
Q

Define the following:

Quarrel

A

n. a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows

49
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Define the following:

Kiosk

A

n. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, etc. are sold
n. a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens

50
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Define the following:

Orrery

A

n. a mechanical model of the solar system, or just of the sun, earth, and moon, used to represent their relative positions

51
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Define the following:

Domicile

A

n. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has substantial connection with
n. a person’s residence or home
v. treat a specified country as a permanent home: the tenant is domiciled in the US
v. reside; be based: he was domiciled in a frame house on the outskirts of town

52
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Define the following:

Frame house

A

n. a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house

53
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Define the following:

Effigy

A

n. a sculpture or model of a person
n. a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger: the senator was burned in effigy

54
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Define the following:

Pulpit

A

n. a raised platform or lectern upon which a preacher delivers a sermon
n. (the pulpit) religious teaching expressed in sermons; preachers collectively: the movies could rival the pulpit as an agency of molding the ideas of the mass public

55
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Define the following:

Pew

A

n. a long bench with a back, placed in rows
n. an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers
n. (the pews) the congregation of a church

56
Q

Define the following:

Divan

A

n. a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall

57
Q

Define the following:

Rise

A

n. an upward slope or hill
n. the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline
n. [in sing.] a source; an origin: it was here that the brooks had its rise
v. (rise to) (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (a provocation): he didn’t rise to my teasing

58
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Define the following:

Entablature

A

n. a long continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall

59
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Define the following:

Verdure

A

n. lush green vegetation
n. the fresh green color of vegetation
n. a condition of freshness

60
Q

Define the following:

Frieze

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n. a broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
n. the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice

61
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Define the following:

Architrave

A

n. a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third of the entablature

62
Q

Define the following:

Pediment

A

n. the triangular upper part of the front of a classical style building, typically surmounting a portico of columns

63
Q

Define the following:

Casing

A

n. a frame around a door or window

64
Q

Define the following:

Stile

A

n. an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or a wall
n. a vertical piece in the frame of a paneled door or sash window

65
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Define the following:

Sash window

A

n. a window with one or two sashes which can be slid vertically to make an opening

66
Q

Define the following:

Transom

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n. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
n. a horizontal beam forming the stern of a vessel
n. a strengthening crossbar, in particular, one set above a window or door

67
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Define the following:

Transom door

A

n. a window set above the transom of a door or larger window; a fanlight

68
Q

Define the following:

Sash

A

n. a frame holding the glass in a window, typically one of two sliding frames

69
Q

Define the following:

Terra firma

A

n. dry land; the ground

70
Q

Define the following:

Aqueduct

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n. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley
n. (in anatomy) a small canal containing fluid

71
Q

Define the following:

Hayloft

A

n. a loft over a stable or barn used for storing hay or straw

72
Q

Define the following:

Settee

A

n. a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms

73
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Define the following:

Hutch

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n. a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits, ferrets, or other small domesticated animals
n. a small storage chest
n. a cupboard or dresser typically with open shelves above

74
Q

Define the following:

Atoll

A

n. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral

75
Q

Define the following:

Windlass

A

n. a type of winch used especially on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, especially formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells
v. haul or lift (something) with a windlass

76
Q

Define the following:

Handspike

A

n. a wooden rod with an iron tip, used as a lever on board ship and by artillery soldiers

77
Q

Define the following:

Dive

A

n. (also dive bar) a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment: he got into a fight in some dive
n. a sudden and significant fall in prices or profits: an 11 percent dive in profits

78
Q

Define the following:

Gully

A

n. a water-worn ravine
n. a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain
v. erode gullies into (land) by water action: he began to pick away over the gullied landscape

79
Q

Define the following:

Duplex

A

n. a house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each
n. an apartment on two floors
adj. (of a house) consisting of two apartments
adj. (of an apartment) on two floors
adj. (of paper or board) having two differentl colored layers or sides
adj. (of a printer or its software) capable of printing on both sides of the paper

80
Q

Define the following:

Penitentiary

A

n. a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

81
Q

Define the following:

Parsonage

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n. a church house provided for a member of the clergy

82
Q

Define the following:

Tip

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n. a place where trash is deposited; a dump

83
Q

Define the following:

Chifforobe

A

n. a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other

84
Q

Define the following:

Calaboose

A

n. a prison

85
Q

Define the following:

Wharf

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n. a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload

86
Q

Define the following:

Outcrop

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n. a rock formation that is visible on the surface: dramatic limestone outcrops

87
Q

Define the following:

Promontory

A

n. a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland: a rocky promontory

88
Q

Define the following:

Headland

A

n. a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
n. a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field

89
Q

Define the following:

Crag

A

n. a steep or rugged cliff or rock face

90
Q

Define the following:

Estuary

A

n. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream

91
Q

Define the following:

Steeple

A

n. a church tower and spire

n. a spire on the top of a church tower or roof

92
Q

Define the following:

Vestibule

A

n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car

93
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an entrance hall

A

Foyer

94
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or throne

A

Dais

95
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a structure consisting of a roof buttressed by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building

A

Portico

96
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically with an open top and two wheels

A

Chaise

97
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts business
n. a reception room in a large house
n. a meeting or regular social gathering at the house of a celebrity or socialite

A

Salon

98
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a sitting room of a private house
n. a room in a public building for receiving guests
n. a room in a monastery or convent for conversation

A

Parlor

99
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a building or building owned by monks living under religious vows

A

Monastery

100
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a Christian community under monastic rules, esp. one of nuns

A

Convent

101
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a raised wall that closes off a pitched roof

A

Gable

102
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a low protective wall off the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
n. a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops

A

Parapet

103
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the upper portion of the side of a boat or ship

A

Gunwale

104
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a tall chest of drawers often with a mirror on top
n. a low cupboard, sometimes with a raised bookshelf on top

A

Chiffonier

105
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. flooring composed of wooden blocks in a geometric pattern
n. the ground floor of a theatre or auditorium

A

Parquet

106
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a heavy base supporting a statue or base
n. the lower square slab at the base of a column

A

Plinth

107
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a horizontal support of a person’s foot on a ladder
n. a strengthening cross piece in the structure of a chair

A

Rung

108
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the bottom of a doorway or entrance
n. the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land
n. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested

A

Threshold

109
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a place for hanging bells in a church tower
n. a bell tower, or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church

A

Belfry

110
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a home providing care for the sick
n. a lodging for travelers

A

Hospice

111
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. (a cross-shaped building) either of the two parts making up the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave

A

Transept

112
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars

A

Nave

113
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen

A

Chancel

114
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a final point in space or time; an end or extremity
n. the end of a railroad or other transportation route or a station at such a point; a terminal

A

Terminus

115
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a restaurant provided by a college, factory, military base, or company for its students, workers, soldiers, etc.

A

Canteen

116
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an estate of land held under the condition of feudal service
n. a person’s sphere of operation or control

A

Fief

117
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a structure dividing a space into two parts
v. divide into parts

A

Partition

118
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a nightclub or restaurant where entertainment is performed
n. entertainment in nightclubs or restaurants while the audience eats or drinks at tables

A

Cabaret

119
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a thin decorative covering of fine wood over a coarser wood or other material
n. a layer of wood used to make plywood
n. an attractive appearance or facade used to mask one’s true feelings or nature
v. cover or disguise (one’s true nature) with an attractive appearance

A

Veneer

120
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a long wall or embankment used to prevent flooding
n. a low wall or earthwork used as a boundary or defense
n. a causeway, a raised road or track across low or wet ground
n. a ditch or watercourse
v. provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding

A

Dike

121
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a commanding position or view
v. have a view of from above

A

Overlook

122
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a loosely woven fabric made for flags but can also be used as drapes before becoming a flag
n. flags and other colorful festive decorations

A

Bunting

123
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
n. a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon
n. one of the thin slats used to make the sides of a wooden bucket or barrel, a vertical wooden plank in a building or other structure
n. a staff used in sheet music
n. a verse or stanza of a poem

A

Stave

124
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a defensive wall of a castle or a walled ceiling, having a broad top with a walkway and typically with a stone parapet
n. a defensive or protective barrier

A

Rampart

125
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top

A

Obelisk

126
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a large, upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a monument or pillar
n. a very large and characterless building
n. a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g., in the building of a dock

A

Monolith

127
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a tough, flexible branch used for tying, binding, or basketry

A

Withy

128
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a defensive wall
n. a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense

A

Bulwark

129
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as arm chairs or sofas
n. the art of practice of fitting padded coverings to chairs or sofas

A

Upholstery

130
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a flag denoting a sports championship or other achievement
n. (also pennon) a tapering flag on a ship, especially one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission
n. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially as a military ensign

A

Pennant

131
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality
n. a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant

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Ensign

132
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope
n. a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height
n. a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form

A

Standard

133
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having the shape of a cross
adj. of or denoting a church having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts
n. a thing shaped like a cross

A

Cruciform

134
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small building for Christian worship, typically one attached to an institution or private house
n. a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication
n. a room or building in which funeral services are held

A

Chapel

135
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a garden or landscape requiring little or no irrigation
n. a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions
v. landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigations

A

Xeriscape

136
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a recess, typically in the wall of a room or a garden

A

Alcove

137
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. each of the two upright parts of a doorframe, on one of which a door is hung

A

Doorjamb

138
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a top-floor or attic room

A

Garret

139
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, typically of tarred canvas
n. a sheet or covering of this

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Tarpaulin

140
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a top-floor or attic room

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Garret

141
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an ornamental molding around a wall just below the ceiling
n. a horizontal molded projection crowning a building or structure, the uppermost third of the entablature, surmounting the frieze
n. an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a mountain precipice

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Cornice

142
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, etc. are sold
n. a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens

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Kiosk

143
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a mechanical model of the solar system, or just of the sun, earth, and moon, used to represent their relative positions

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Orrery

144
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has substantial connection with
n. a person’s residence or home
v. treat a specified country as a permanent home

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Domicile

145
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house

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Frame house

146
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a sculpture or model of a person
n. a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger

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Effigy

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a raised platform or lectern upon which a preacher delivers a sermon

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Pulpit

148
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a long bench with a back, placed in rows
n. an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers

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Pew

149
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall

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Divan

150
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an upward slope or hill
n. the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline
n. [in sing.] a source; an origin

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Rise

151
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. lush green vegetation
n. the fresh green color of vegetation
n. a condition of freshness

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Verdure

152
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a long continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall

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Entablature

153
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
n. the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice

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Frieze

154
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third of the entablature

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Architrave

155
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the triangular upper part of the front of a classical style building, typically surmounting a portico of columns

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Pediment

156
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a frame around a door or window

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Casing

157
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or a wall
n. a vertical piece in the frame of a paneled door or sash window

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Stile

158
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a window with one or two sashes which can be slid vertically to make an opening

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Sash window

159
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
n. a horizontal beam forming the stern of a vessel
n. a strengthening crossbar, in particular, one set above a window or door

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Transom

160
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a window set above the transom of a door or larger window; a fanlight

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Transom door

161
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window or between the panels of a door, also muntin

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Mullion

162
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a frame holding the glass in a window, typically one of two sliding frames

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Sash

163
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. dry land; the ground

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Terra firma

164
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley

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Aqueduct

165
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a loft over a stable or barn used for storing hay or straw

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Hayloft

166
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms

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Settee

167
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits, ferrets, or other small domesticated animals
n. a small storage chest
n. a cupboard or dresser typically with open shelves above

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Hutch

168
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral

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Atoll

169
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a type of winch used especially on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, especially formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells

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Windlass

170
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a wooden rod with an iron tip, used as a lever on board ship and by artillery soldiers

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Handspike

171
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment

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Dive

172
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a water-worn ravine
n. a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain

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Gully

173
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each
n. an apartment on two floors
adj. (of a house) consisting of two apartments
adj. (of an apartment) on two floors
adj. (of paper or board) having two differentl colored layers or sides
adj. (of a printer or its software) capable of printing on both sides of the paper

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Duplex

174
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

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Penitentiary

175
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a church house provided for a member of the clergy

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Parsonage

176
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a place where trash is deposited; a dump

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Tip

177
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on one side and hanging space on the other

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Chifforobe

178
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a prison

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Calaboose

179
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a rock formation that is visible on the surface

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Outcrop

180
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland

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Promontory

181
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
n. a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field

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Headland

182
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a steep or rugged cliff or rock face

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Crag

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream

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Estuary

184
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a church tower and spire
n. a spire on the top of a church tower or roof

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Steeple

185
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car

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Vestibule

186
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small room leading to a larger one

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Antechamber

187
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a cavity in the ground. especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground

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Sinkhole

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a main rafter supporting purlins

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Principal

189
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on a main rafter and supporting the common rafters or boards

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Purlin

190
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railing fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense

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Palisade

191
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda
n. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation
n. a row house, one of a row of houses built so as to share a wall and to conserve space
v. make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

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Terrace

192
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an axle or spindle on which something revolves
n. a device holding a tool in a lathe
n. a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework

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Arbor

193
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Define the following:

Vestibule

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n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car

194
Q

Define the following:

Antechamber

A

n. a small room leading to a larger one

195
Q

Define the following:

Sinkhole

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n. a cavity in the ground
especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground

196
Q

Define the following:

Principal (architecture only)

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n. a main rafter supporting purlins

197
Q

Define the following:

Purlin

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n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on a main rafter and supporting the common rafters or boards

198
Q

Define the following:

Palisade

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n. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railing fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense
n. (palisades) a line of high cliffs

199
Q

Define the following:

Terrace

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n. a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda
n. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation
n. a row house, one of a row of houses built so as to share a wall and to conserve space
v. make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

200
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Define the following:

Arbor

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n. an axle or spindle on which something revolves
n. a device holding a tool in a lathe
n. a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework