Vocab from Classical Roots Lesson 5
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lmartinclass on September 16, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bas-relief | Sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background |
| debase | To lower in quality, value, or dignity; to degrade |
| declivity | A downward slope; the slope of a hill |
| proclivity | A natural inclination or tendency |
| leaven | A substance like yeast or a small amount of fermented dough that causes dough to expand or rise |
| legerdemain | Sleight of hand; magic tricks |
| leverage | The action of a lever that raises or lifts |
| levitate | 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 | Extremely heavy; massive |
| imponderable | Unable to be assessed or measured precisely |
| preponderant | Superior in number, force, power, or importance |
| echelon | A step-like formation of troops, ships, or aircraft |
| transcendent | Going beyond the limits of ordinary experience |
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