
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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obfuscations: |
Ideas made difficult to perceive or understand. |
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obliquely : |
Indirect or evasive. |
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obscures : |
Makes unclear or indistinct. |
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ontological : |
Dealing with the nature of human existence. |
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oracle : |
A person, such as a priestess, through whom God responds when consulted. |
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oracles : |
People, such as priestesses, through whom God responds when consulted. |
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oratory : |
Eloquence or skill in making speeches to the public. |
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orifices : |
Openings, especially to a passage of the body such as the mouth. |
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ornately : |
Elaborately, heavily, or excessively ornamented. |
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ornithologist : |
A person who studies birds. |
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ostensibly : |
Seeming like. |
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overt : |
Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret. |
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ovoid : |
Shaped like an egg or oval. |
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oxides : |
A chemical term referring to elements mixed with oxygen; iron oxide is rust. |
Revised November 17, 1998