12 G Vocab Week 2

Vocabulary Square

Part of SpeechAnd

Definition

2 Synonym

2 Antonym Picture

(or sentence)

Word

Medieval

• Adjective

• Pertaining to or characteristic of the style of the Middle Ages

• “The medieval architecture of the church dates adds to the mystique of the building.”

Druids

• Noun

• A member of a pre-Christian religious order

• “The druids celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge this year.”

Revelry

• Noun

• Boisterous festivity

• “Their revelry could be heard across the river.”

Beget

• Verb

• To procreate or generate (offspring)

• “He died without begetting an heir to the throne.”

• (begotten)

Peerless

• Adjective

• Having no equal – matchless, unrivaled

• “The show's enduring success was a testimony to the peerless talents of its ensemble cast.”

Conquest

• Noun

• Anything aquired by winning, as a nation, territory, spoils, favor, affection

• “Tales about Antony’s conquest of Cleopatra are known by many after reading Shakespeare’s play, Antony and Cleopatra.”

Wrought

• Adjective

• Produced or shaped by beating with a hammer (iron, silver, etc).

• “An antique, wrought iron fence was destroyed in the hurricane force winds.”

Strife

• Noun

• Bitter conflict, quarrel, struggle, discord

• “In order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers.”

Monarchy

• Noun

• Supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person or family

• “The Tudor monarchy in England lasted from 1485 until 1603.”

Renaissance

• Noun

• a movement or period in Europe of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity (art, music, literature, religion, science,

• “The Renaissance period started in Italy in the 14th century, spread through out Europe, and lasted until the 17th century.”