| Term | Definition |
|---|
| circuitous | Roundabout; indirect. |
| circumspect | Cautious and watchful; prudent. |
| circumference | The outer boundry of a circle; perimeter. |
| orbit | Path of one bady as it revolves around another body. 2. A sphere of influence; a range of action or experience. |
| orb | A sphere; anything spherical in shape. 2. A globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office. |
| configuration | A shape or outline; a method of arrangement. |
| figurative | Using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal. |
| cyclic | Occuring or moving in cycles. |
| encyclopedic | Possessing information about many subjects or intensively about one subject. |
| feign | To pretend |
| feint | A misleading movement or pretended attack. 2. A pretense; a scheme to mislead. |
| effigy | A sculpture or model of a person. |
| ideology | The main ideas of a class, group, or movement. |
| idyll | A short description of a peaceful or romantic scene, usually of counrty life. 2. A peaceful or romantic scene or incident. |
| rote | By memory without thought of the meaning. 2. Mechanical routine. |
| rotunda | A circular domed building or hall. |
| rotund | Plump; rounded. |
| cavernous | Like a large cave in size or darkness. 2. Filled with caves or cavities. |
| concave | Curved like the innes surface of a ball. |
| excavate | To dig out; to make a hole by digging. |
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