vocab chapter 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Bas

relief, bas relief (Adj)

Debase, debasement (n)

To lower in quality , value , or dignity ; to degrade

Declivity, declivitous (adj)

A downward slope ; the slope of a hill

Proclivity, proclivitous (adj)

A natural inclination or tendancy

Leaven

A lightening or enlivening influence

Legerdemain (n)

Any trickery or deception

Leverage

Power to influence ; a position of strength

Levitate, levitation (N)

To rise or float , or cause to rise , seemingly despite gravity

Levity

Lightness in speech or behavior , especially unbecoming jocularity ; frivolity

Penchant

A strong inclination or liking

Ponderous (adj)

Extremely heavy ; massive

Imponderable (adj)

Unable to be assessed or measured precisely

Preponderant, preponderance (n)

Superior in number , force , power , or importance

Echelon (n)

A level of command or authority

Transcendent, transcendence (n)

Going beyond the limits of ordinary experience

basso

a bass voice or vocal part.

acclivity

an upward slope.

impend

something that is about to occur

propensity

a tendency to behave in a particular way.

scansion

the rhythm of a line of verse.

BASIS

Traduce, traducer (n)

To slander ; to speak falsely or maliciously of

de

away from

CLIVUS

de

away from

pro

forth

LEVIS

leger de main

PENDO PENDERE, PEPENDI, PENSUM

PONDOERO, PONDERARE PONDERRAVI PONDERATUM

im \= in

pre

before

SCALA

SCANDO, SCA DERE, SCANDI, SCANSUM

echeleon

french “rung of a ladder”

trans

across

Conducive, conduce (v),

Promoting ; contributing ; helpful

Induce, inducible (adj) inducement (n)

To persuade ; to influenceTo cause ; to bring about

Redoubt (N)

A small fort defending an important pointA place of refuge or defense

Hegemony, hegemonic (adj)

Dominance , especially of one political body over another

Exegesis, exegete (n) , exegetic (Adj)

A thorough explanation or interpretation , especially of a sacred text

Annunciation, annunciate (v)

An announcement ; a proclamationIn Christian thought , the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to the son of God

Renunciation, renunciative (Adj)

An action or satement in which something is given up , rejected , abandoned , or sacrificed

Polity(n)

An organized society , such as a nation , state , church or other organization , having a specific form of government

Wise ; prudent ; sagacious

Politic (adj)

Potentate (n)

Monarch ; a ruler possesing great power

Puissant, puissance (n)

Mighty ; powerful ; forceful

Regalia

Finery ; elaborate attire

Regency, regent (N)

The office or period of office of a regent ; one who administers for a monarch , especially in England and in France
A style of dress , furniture , and architecture characteristic of the regency perios in England

Viceroy

A governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a province or colony

DUCO, DUCERE, DUXI, DUCTUM

HEGAISTHAI

con \= cum

in

trans

re

ex

from, out of

NUNCIO, NUNCIARE, NUNCIAVI, NUNCIATUM

to

toward

POLIS

city citizen

POSSUM, POSSE, POTUI

To be able, to have power

REX, REGIS

vice \= uice

in place of

ducat

a ticket, especially an admission ticket

endue \n

provide with quality

megalopolis

a very large heavy populated city

necropolis \n

a cemetery

\n regulus

a metallic form of substance

Archaic (adj) archaism (n)

Characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period ; anitquated ; out

Archetype (N) Archetypal (adj)

An original model or type from which similar forms are copied

Archipelago (n) archipelagic (adj)

A group of many islands or the sea containing them ; a group of separate entities contained within a defined area

Archive (n), archival (adj)

The collective recors of an organization , institution , or public person . (the place where records are stored)

Anarchy (n)

Absence of any form of government or political authority ; lawlessness ; disorder and confusion

Oligarchy (n), oligarch (n) , oligarchic (adj)

Government by the few , especially a faction of persons or families

Demagogue (n) , demagogic (adj)

A leader or agitator who appeals to people's passions and prejudices rather than to their reason

Demographer (n), demographic (adj)

One who studies the characteristics of populations and analyzes data such as numbers , births , deaths , diseases , and other vital statistics

Endemic (adj)

Commonly found in a particular region or among a particular people

Pandemic (adj)

Spread throughout a wide geographic area ; worldwide

Gregarious (adj)

Liking companionship ; sociable ; tending to live or move in groups of one's own kind

Aggregation (n), aggregate (adj)

A large group or collection of people , animals , or things

Egregious (adj)

Extraordinarily bad ; flagrant

Icon(n)

An image , representation , or symbol ; a representaion or picture of a sacred personage or event , traditionally painted on wooden panels in the manner of the Eastern Orthodox churches ; a person greatly admired for a particular talent quality or service

Iconoclastic (adj), iconoclast (n)

Breaking or destroying images ; attacking or overhtrowing tradition or popular ideas , institutions , or conventions

pelagos

sea

tupos

mold

an

without

oligos

few

apogo

leading

graphein

to write

en

in

PAN

all

ARKHEIN

to begin

ARKHOS

ruler, first in rank

DEMOS

people

to

toward

EIKON

likeness

klasis

fracture

GREX, GREGIS

flock

\n demiurge \n

being responsible for the creation of the universe.

epidemiology \n

The branch of medical science that studies the spread of disease in human populations and the factors influencing that spread