| Admonish |
to caution advise or counsel against; to express warning or disapproval; to
give friendly, earnest advice and encouragement |
| Artificer |
a skilled or
artistic worker or craftsman; one who makes beautiful objects |
| Beneficent |
doing or producing good |
| Bourne |
boundaries;
limits |
| Brazen |
made of brass |
| Candor |
freedom from
bias, prejudice or malice; fairness; impartiality |
| Capital |
the uppermost
part of a column |
| Chapiter |
an alternate, and earlier, form of the word capital |
| Column |
a supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft and a capital |
| Composite |
one of the five orders of architecture, combining the Corinthian and Ionic
styles |
| Conflagration |
fire, especially a large, disastrous fire |
| Contemplate |
to look at attentively and thoughtfully; to consider carefully |
| Contrive |
to devise; to
plan; to invent or build in an artistic or ingenious manner |
| Corinthian |
one of the three classical (Greek) orders of architecture - the most
ornamented of the three. Originated in the City of Corinth in Greece |
| Cubit |
an ancient unit of linear measure, approximately 18 inches in today's
measure |
| Depressed |
underneath;
lower than its surroundings |
| Discerning |
showing insight and understanding; excellent judgement |
| Dispersed |
scattered; spread widely |
| Diurnal |
recurring every day; having a daily cycle |
| Doric |
one of the three classical (Greek) orders of architecture - the oldest and
simplest of the three, originated in an area of ancient Greece known as Doris |
| Edifice |
a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size |
| Ephraimites |
members of one
of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Ephraim, one of
the sons of Jacob |
| Homage |
respect or reverence paid or rendered; expression of high regard |
| Injunction |
an order or
requirement placed upon someone by a superior |
| Inundation |
to overflow with water; a flood |
| Ionic |
one of the three classical (Greek) orders of architecture, originated in an
area of ancient Greece known as Ionia |
| Judicious |
having, exercising or characterized by sound judgement; discrete; wise |
| Naphtali |
one of the sons
of Jacob, brother of Joseph, and a founder of one of the twelve
tribes of Israel |
| Novitiate |
a beginner; a
novice |
| Palliate |
to try to conceal the seriousness of an offense by excuses and apologies;
to moderate the intensity of; to reduce the seriousness of; to relieve or lessen without
curing |
| Pilaster |
an upright
architectural member that is rectangular in plan and is structurally a pier, but is
architecturally treated as a column; it
usually projects a third of its width or less from the wall |
| Pommel |
a ball or knob |
| Reprehend |
to voice
disapproval of; to express an attitude of unhappiness and disgust |
| Salutary |
producing a
beneficial effect; remedial; promoting health; curative; wholesome |
| Severally |
one at a time;
each by itself; separately; independently |
| Summons |
a written notice issued for an especially important meeting of a Lodge; the
written notice or requirement by authority to appear at a place named |
| Superfice |
a geometrical object which is of two dimensions and exists in a single
plane |
| Superstructure |
anything based on, or rising from, some foundation or basis; an entity,
concept or complex based on a more fundamental one |
| Tuscan |
one of the five
orders of architecture, originated in the Tuscany area of southern Italy |
| Undiscovered
Country From Whose Bourne No Traveler Returns |
that which lies beyond death; the afterlife (Shakespeare,
Hamlet: Act III, Scene 1) |
| Vicissitudes |
the successive,
alternating or changing phases or conditions of life or fortune; ups and downs; the
difficulties of life; difficulties or hardships which are part of a way of life or career |