History Honors Renaissance Vocab (Bonnano)

Secular

(adj.) Not spiritual; of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world; not religious

Implacable

(adj.) Opposed to someone or something in a determined way that cannot be changed

Autonomous

(adj.) Having the right or power of self-government; independent.

Adversary

(noun) An enemy or opponent

Ubiquitous

(adj.) Seeming to be seen everywhere

Nadir

(noun) The worst or lowest point of something

Patron

(noun) Someone who supports or champions something

Perspective

(noun) The appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions

Vernacular

(adj.) The everyday speech of the people

Utopia

(noun) A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

Basilica

(noun) An early Christian church building consisting of nave and aisles with clerestory and a large high transept from which an apse projects

Geocentric

(adj.) Having or relating to the earth as center

Heliocentric

(adj.) Having or relating to the sun as center