Feb 18, 2009
Amanuensis
A person whose job is to write what another dictates, or copy what another has written.
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reference/vocab | 2009.02.18-16:50.00
Hypocaust
A furnace connected to a series of small chambers to distribute and retain heat throughout a structure. Originally used to heat water in Roman baths.
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reference/vocab | 2009.02.18-15:27.00
Rough Cilicia
The western, mountainous portion of Cilicia, a province in Southeast Asia Minor. The rough terrain made it difficult to govern, so it was a place of refuge for many, among them pirates.
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reference/geography | 2009.02.18-13:53.00
Eschatology
The doctrine of the last or final things. Like judgement day.
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reference/vocab | 2009.02.18-13:46.00
Jan 16, 2009
Wastrel
A person who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
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reference/vocab | 2009.01.16-13:42.00