Word Test 290

Improve Your Vocabulary

There is nothing more important in life than being able to master the power of communication. A good vocabulary is a like driving a car with rocket fuel instead of leaded gasoline. Words can power your career into high gear and increase your understanding of others.

From 2002-2014 we posted our Word of the Day and subsequently our Weekend Word Tests for 650 Consecutive Weeks or 12 ½ years, to help our viewers improve and expand their vocabulary. If you are serious about improving your vocabulary, our Word Test Library will challenge you to learn words you may never have known existed.

For the Week ending 09/14/2007

Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.

in printing and drawing a free and rhythmic use of line to accentuate design

It's common to see _______ used to address wedding invitations today.

pertaining to the beautiful, as opposed to the useful, scientific, or emotional

To best describe Michelangelo's David, one would say it's _______.

A style of architecture and art dominant in Europe from the 12th to the 15th century; its architectural style features pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and often large areas of stained glass.

When traveling through Europe, you will see many chuches constructed using _______ architecture.

An art style of the 1920s and 1930s based on modern materials (steel, chrome, glass). A style characterized by repetitive, geometric patterns of curves and lines

In the lobbies of modern skyscrapers in New York City, you are likely to see a variety of _______ pieces, as part of the decor.

a painting technique in which the pigments are applied to thin layers of wet plaster so that they will be absorbed and the painting becomes part of the wall

A very famous _______ can be found on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome.

We would like to thank Dr. Andrew Jamieson, MD, of Vancouver, Washington for his articulate contribution of words he supplied for the many years he served as our "eHappyLife Word Specialist."