Glossaries

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Find glossaries and word banks from around Knowitall.

Lewis and Clark Vocabulary Terms | History in a Nutshell

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Lewis and Clark Vocabulary Terms | History in a Nutshell
This vocabulary list includes important historical figures and terms seen in this edition of History in a Nutshell: Charles Floyd: One of the U.S. Army sergeants recruited by Lewis and Clark for the...
The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell

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The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell
Allied Coalition: A group of over 35 nations which took part in the liberation of Kuwait after invasion by Iraqi military forces under Saddam Hussein. Colin Powell: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs...
Beyond Barbados Glossary

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Beyond Barbados Glossary
Part 1: In the Beginning ( CLICK FOR VIDEO ) Amalgam – A mixture or blend Amerindians – A member of the indigenous peoples of the Americas Barbados – An island country in the Lesser Antilles of the...
Modjeska Simkins - Glossary | Idella Bodie S.C. Women

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Modjeska Simkins - Glossary | Idella Bodie S.C. Women
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Glossary Abandon – leave place because of danger; leave somebody behind Career – long-term or lifelong job Communist – a supporter of Communism or a member of an organization that supports or...
Wil Lou Gray - Glossary | Idella Bodie S.C. Women

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Wil Lou Gray - Glossary | Idella Bodie S.C. Women
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Glossary Duty– an act or work or service Funding– to provide money Graduate– to be granted a degree or diploma Hired Help– to pay a person for a service Illiterate– unable to read or write Kin– family...
Theater Word Bank | Artopia

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Theater Word Bank | Artopia
casting – selecting actors to play roles in a play characterization – dramatically representing the character by speech, action, and gesture action – physical or psychological movement of actors and...
Sculpture Word Bank | Artopia

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Sculpture Word Bank | Artopia
WORD BANK: Elements and Principles of Design line – a long thin continuous mark or stroke color – hues, tints, and shades as created by light and pigments value – the relative lightness or darkness of...
Painting Word Bank | Artopia

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Painting Word Bank | Artopia
WORD BANK: Elements and Principles of Design line – a long thin continuous mark or stroke color – hues, tints, and shades as created by light and pigments value – the relative lightness or darkness of...
Gullah Glossary | GullahNet

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Gullah Glossary | GullahNet
benne wafer (ben.ne wa.fer) n. - a cookie made with sesame seeds and eaten for good luck; introduced by slaves from West Africa. / cast (cast) v. - to throw or fling. chaff (chaff) n. - lightweight...
Civil Rights Glossary | Road Trip!

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Civil Rights Glossary | Road Trip!
CIVIL RIGHTS - The rights of individuals to be free from unfair or unequal treatment (discrimination) in a number of settings, when that negative treatment is based on the individual's race, gender...
Music Word Bank | Artopia

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Music Word Bank | Artopia
pitch – the highness or lowness of a tone rhythm –a pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music improvisation – composing music as it is being performed tempo – the speed or pace of a piece...
Media Arts: Film and TV Word Bank | Artopia

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Media Arts: Film and TV Word Bank | Artopia
composition – the arrangement of the elements (subject and other objects) in a scene or photograph contrast – the range of difference between highlights and shadow areas in an image focus – the clear...
Media Arts Word Bank | Artopia

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Media Arts Word Bank | Artopia
line – a long thin continuous mark or stroke color – a component of light, the sensation of primary and secondary hues, tints, and shades as created by light and pigments, reflecting or absorbing...
Media Arts: Photography Word Bank | Artopia

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Media Arts: Photography Word Bank | Artopia
composition – the arrangement of the elements (subject and other objects) in a scene or photograph contrast – the range of difference between highlights and shadow areas in an image focus – the clear...
Dance Word Bank | Artopia

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Dance Word Bank | Artopia
space – where the body is moving body – what the body is doing time – how the body moves in relation to time dynamics – how the body is moving relationship – with whom or what the body is moving motif...
About The Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Names | Southern Campaign

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Revolutionary War Names | Southern Campaign
Americans opposed to the British were known as “patriots,” “Whigs” “rebels,” or “partisans.” Americans on the British side were called “loyalists,” “royalists,” “Tories,” “the King’s men,” or “Crown...
Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum

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Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum
Learn key terms from the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism. Acts or feelings against Jews; takes the form of prejudice, dislike, fear, discrimination, and persecution. Aryan. A term used by the Nazis to mean a...