Classical Roots Book A lessons 9-10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Beneficence | Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action |
| artifice | craftiness; trickery |
| context | the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning |
| facsimile | An exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc. |
| incantation | the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell |
| excrescence | abnormal growth or outgrowth |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music |
| faction | a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government |
| rhapsody | n. Speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm |
| efficacious | effective as a means or remedy |
| parody | a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music |
| ode | a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet |
| artisan | a skilled craftsperson |
| pictograph | a picture or drawing representing words or ideas |
| recant | to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known |
| mollify | to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling |
| artifact | an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period |
| facile | acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent |
| depict | to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture |
| artless | Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple |
| pretext | a false reason put forward to conceal the true one |
| accrue | to come as a natural increase or advantage |
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