English 12 Vocabulary UNIT 2 – Architecture
abut – verb - to border on ; to touch along a side or on one end
amphitheater - noun - an arena surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward from the
center
bevel - noun - lines or surfaces joining at any but a ninety-degree angle
boudoir - noun - a woman’s private dressing room, sitting room, or bedroom
caryatid - noun - a supporting column carved into a female figure
cistern - noun - a tank for collecting and storing rainwater
crypt - noun - an underground burial vault, especially one under a church
deterioration - noun - the process of degeneration or decline in quality
edifice - noun - a building, especially an imposing or large structure
foyer - noun - a lobby or entrance hall
frieze - a plain or decorative band along the top of a wall
minaret - noun - a tall tower on a mosque ringed by balconies from which a caller
summons people to prayer
nave - noun - the central part of a hall or of a church interior, flanked by aisles
ornate - adj, - elaborately decorated
parapet - noun - a protective wall or railing along a roof or balcony
pediment - noun - the triangular space formed by the tip of a pitched roof
peristyle - noun - the columns surrounding a temple, court, or other structure
raze - verb - to demolish, to level to the ground
refurbish - verb - to renovate; to brighten or freshen up
rotunda - noun - a round building or room, usually dome-covered
English 12 Vocabulary UNIT 2 – Architecture
B E V E L H E E T D Y K C F D
Y N Z U A T S N M E G O N A I
C L A A A D E I J T M C M Y T
E E I N R M N X B E V P A R A
D M R C I A H U G R H J F E Y
I O F D R V Q I T I U D O Z R
F W E E I Y D H T O V F Y E A
I P T I X G P H Q R R B E I C
C C E V A N E T G A U N R R J
E V I Y T A P P K T B Y B F V
X F W S T S K O P I K A U Z K
Z P Y E T P G P W O A A Q P R
G D R S S E G F R N B R J A C
E L Y T S I R E P U G E D C B
B O U D O I R N T E P A R A P
ABUTDETERIORATIONORNATEROTUNDA
AMPHITHEATEREDIFICEPARAPETCRYPT
BEVELFOYERPEDIMENTREFURBISH
BOUDOIRFRIEZEPERISTYLENAVE
CARYATIDMINARETRAZECISTERN
Across
3. elaborately decorated 5. to demolish, to level to the ground
8. a lobby or entrance hall 11. the process of degeneration or decline in quality
15. lines joining at any but a ninety-degree angle
16. an underground burial vault 18. a round building or room, usually dome-covered
19. a tank for collecting rainwater
20. a tall tower on a mosque from which a caller summons people to prayer
Down
1. an arena surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward from the center
2. a plain or decorative band along the top of a wall
4. a supporting column carved into a female figure
6. the triangular space formed by the tip of a pitched roof
7. a protective wall or railing along a roof or balcony
9. a building, especially an imposing or large structure
10. a woman’s private dressing room, sitting room, or bedroom
12. to touch along a side or on one end14. to renovate; to brighten or freshen up
13. the central part of a church interior 17. columns surrounding a temple or court