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 The following words are marked in red throughout the text in the Art and Life in Africa CD-ROM program. Within the program, click on the words to view the definitions in a popup window.

 

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unadorned:

Not decorated.

undulate:

To move in a smooth, wavelike motion.

unfurl(ed):

To spread open.

universalist doctrines:

Ideas or policies that suggest widespread or worldwide acceptance.

usurpation:

A wrongful seizure or exercise of authority or privilege belonging to another.

usurper:

To take over or occupy without legal authority.

uterine prolapse:

The falling down or slipping out of place of the uterus.

utilitarian:

For practical or everyday use.

 

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Revised November 17, 1998