Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Vocab. - Lesley - 5/5/10

Nauroz (Pg. 132) - "New Day", originally "New Light") is a traditional ancient Iranian[2] festival which celebrates the start of the Iranian New Year.

Soverigns (Pg. 132) – possessing supreme or ultimate power

Polemic (Pg. 133) – a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Mausoleum (Pg. 133) – a building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs.

Colonnades (Pg. 143) – a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcade.

Flank (Pg. 151) – be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something

Paradoxically (Pg. 165) - seemingly absurd or self-contradictory

Indeterminable (Pg. 170) – not able to be definitely ascertained, calculated, or identified

Contemptuously (Pg. 179) – showing contempt; scornful

Reprimands (Pg. 184) - a rebuke, esp. an official one

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