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23 Cards in this Set
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BASSIS
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(G) pedestal, foot, base
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BASSIUS
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(L) low
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bas-relief
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n. sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background (also known as low relief)
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debase
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v. to lower in quality, value, or dignity; to degrade
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CLIVUS
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(L) sloper
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declivity
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n. a downward slope; the slope of a hill
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proclivity
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n. a natural inclination or tendency
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LEVIS
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(L) light (in weight)
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leaven
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n. 1. a substance like yeast or a small amount of fermented dough that causes dough to expand or rise
2. lightening or enlivening influence v. to provide a lightening influence |
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legerdemain
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n. 1. sleight of hand; magic tricks
2. any trickery or deception |
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leverage
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n. 1. the action of a lever that raises or lifts
2. power to influence; a position of strength |
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levitate
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v. to rise or float, to cause to rise, seemingly despite gravity
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levity
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n. lightness in speech or behavior, especially unbecoming jocularity; frivolity
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PENDO
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(L) to cause to hang down, to weigh
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PONDERE
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(L)to weigh
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penchant
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n. a strong inclination or liking
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ponderous
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adj. 1. extremely heavy; massive
2. unweildy or akward 3. dull or tedious |
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imponderable
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adj. unable to be assessed or measured precisely
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preponderant
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adj. superior in number, force, power, or importance
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SCALA
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(L) steps, stairs, ladder, scale
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SCANDO
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(L) to climb
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echelon
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n. 1. a step-like formation of troops, ships, or aircraft
2. a level of command or authority |
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transcendent
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adj. going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
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