Spielvogel Ch. 3 Vocab Flashcards
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- frescos
- the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture
- incalculable
- incapable of being forecast or predicted; undeterminable
- routed
- To drive or force out as if by digging; eject
- solidarity
- union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.
- commensurate
- corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree
- coup d'etat
- a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force
- regimental
- To subject to uniformity and rigid order
- vie
- to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority
- decisively
- indisputable; definite
- imperialism
- the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies
- despotism
- absolute power or control; tyranny
- superfluous
- being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
- enigmatic
- perplexing; mysterious
- stipulate
- to require as an essential condition in making an agreement
- predilection
- A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference
- topography
- the relief features or surface configuration of an area