
Glossary
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. |
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undulate : |
To move in a smooth, wavelike motion. |
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unfurl(ed) : |
To spread open. |
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universalist doctrines : |
Ideas or policies that suggest widespread or worldwide acceptance. |
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usurpation : |
A wrongful seizure or exercise of authority or privilege belonging to another. |
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usurper : |
To take over or occupy without legal authority. |
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uterine prolapse : |
The falling down or slipping out of place of the uterus. |
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utilitarian : |
For practical or everyday use. |
Revised November 17, 1998