Vocabulary Week 9

1. Vocabulary Week 9

2. Week 9 Day 1 • Plague • Theology • Vernacular

3. Answer Day 1 • Plague –plague (plāg) noun • 1. A serious disease that spreads quickly to many people and often causes death.

4. Answer Day 1 • Theology - the·ol·o·gy noun • 1. The study of the nature of God and religious belief.

5. Answer Day 1 • Vernacular - ver·nac·u·lar noun • 1. The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

6. Week 9 Day 2 • Heresy • Architecture • Romanesque

7. Answer Day 2 • Heresy - her·e·sy noun • 1. Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (esp. Christian) doctrine. Blasphemy

8. Answer Day 2 • Architecture - ar·chi·tec·ture noun • 1. The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings

9. Answer Day 2 • Romanesque - Ro·man·esque adjective • 1. Of or relating to a style of architecture that prevailed in Europe c. 900–1200, although sometimes dated back to the end of the Roman Empire (5th century).

10. Week 9 Day 3 • Inquisition • Medieval

11. Answer Day 3 • Inquisition - inkwiˈziSHən noun • 1. A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation. Interrogation

12. Answer Day 3 • Medieval - med(ē)ˈēvəl, adjective • 1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages from the 5th century to the 15th century.

13. Week 9 Day 4 • Bacterium • Vaccine

14. Answer Day4 • Bacterium - • bakˈti(ə)rēəm/ noun • plural noun: bacteria • 1. A member of a large group microorganisms that can cause disease

15. Answer Day 4 • Vaccine - vakˈsēnnoun Medicine • 1. A substance used to produce antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases,