Flashcards: Vocabuary #18: Ancient Rome-Part 2
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flyparsons on February 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 paterfamilias | the male head of a household; the father of a family. |
| rhetoric | public speaking |
| fowl | bird |
| wielding | controlling |
| gaped | hung open |
| quills | feathers |
| hospitality | friendly welcome and treatment of guests |
| ramshackle | falling apart |
| disintegrated | broke into small pieces |
| gilded | decorated with gold |
| preening | grooming and making pretty |
| plague | a disease that spreads widely |
| inflation | rapidly increasing prices |
| barter | exchange goods without involving money |
| reform | change for the better |
| mosaic | decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together |
| saint | Christian holy person |
| regent | person who acts as a temporary ruler |