Monuments FRQ Readings

apolitical

neutral with regards to government policy

anachronistic

chronologically misplaced

disenchanted

disappointed or let down

interface

a surface forming a common boundary between two things

plaque

a tablet that commemorates a person or achievement

rancor

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

pilgrimage

a journey to a sacred place

encase

cover or enclose with or as if with an outer covering

sequester

keep away from others

relic

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

dredge

a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

conciliatory

making or willing to make concession

embellish

make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

authoritative

of recognized power or excellence

aesthetic

characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

colossal

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

abstraction

the process of formulating general concepts

atrocity

an act of shocking cruelty

secular

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

sage

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics