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Rhythm and Rituals - Pre-reading exercises

These activities are based on the vocabulary of the reading "Rhythm and Ritual: A Motive for Design".

AB
StrengthensMake strong or stronger
AcknowledgeExpress recognition of the presence or existence of
RitualAny customary observance or practice
ArguesPresent reasons and arguments
PathAn established line of travel or access
SharpensMake sharp or sharper
CastPut or send forth
ClimbsGo upward with gradual or continuous progress
SunriseThe first light of day
SundownWhen the sun begins to fall below the horizon
DropsFall to a lower place or level
PierceCut or make a way through
LiftedRaise from a lower to a higher position
TranseptStructure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church
WonderFeeling aroused by something strange and surprising
HolyA place of inviolable privacy
HueThe quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
ValueRelative darkness or lightness of a color
RiseA movement upward
SacredBelieved to be holy
DwellersA person who inhabits a particular place
MatinsThe first canonical hour; at daybreak
ComplineLast of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
TwilightThe time of day immediately following sunset
CloisterResidence that is a place of religious seclusion
DawnThe first light of day
Sun screensSomething that keeps the sun out
SpreadsAct of extending
EvokeCall to mind
HarshnessHarsh or rough
SettlementsAn area where a group of families live together
CustomaryCommonly used or practiced; usual
NestledLie in a sheltered position
BrowThe peak of a hill
ShelterA structure that provides privacy and protection
SubduedHold within limits and control
DebrisRemains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
ResembleAppear like,or bear a likeness to
TimberA beam made of wood
ReedsTall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems


Universidad Simón Bolívar

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