amuse – bore blunt – sharp

500 Word List

ancient – modern body – soul
of Synonyms and
Antonyms.pdf. annoy – soothe bold – timid

answer – question bottom – top

above – below
apparent – obscure brave – cowardly
absent – present
argue – agree break – repair
accident – intent
arrive – depart brief – long
accomplishment – failure
arrogant – humble bright – dull
achieve – fail
ascend – descend bring – remove
add – subtract
attack – defend boy – girl
adjacent – distant
attract – repel busy – idle
admire – detest
awake – asleep buy – sell
admit – reject
awkward – graceful capture – release
adore – hate
back – front cause – effect
advance – retreat
bad – good cautious – careless
affirm – deny
bare – covered center – edge
afraid – confident
beautiful – ugly change – remain
after – before
before – after cheap – expensive
aid – hinder
bent – straight child – adult
alarm – comfort
better – worse chilly – warm
alert – asleep
big – little clean – dirty
alive – dead
birth – death close – open
allow – forbid
bitter – sweet cold – hot
alone – together
black – white command – obey
amateur – professional

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complex – simple dumb – smart forgive – blame

compliment – insult earth – sky forward – backward

constant – variable east – west free – restricted

continue – interrupt easy – hard fresh – stale

cool – warm elementary – advanced friend – enemy

copy – original end – begin funny – sad

countrymen – foreigner even – odd full – empty

crazy – sane evening – morning gain – lose

crooked – straight evil – good generous – stingy

cruel – kind exceptional – common gentle – harsh

cry – laugh expand – shrink get – give

curse – bless give – receive

fail – pass

damage – improve failure – success glad – sad

dark – light false – true gloomy – cheerful

dawn – sunset famous – unknown glossy – dull

day – night fancy – plain go – come

deep – shallow fast – slow gorgeous – ugly

destroy – create fat – thin great – small

difficult – easy fiction – fact greed – generous

dim – bright find – lose grief – joy

divide – unite finish – start ground – sky

doubt – trust firm – flabby guard – attack

drunk – sober fix – break guess – know

dull – sharp follow – lead handsome – ugly

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happy – sad individual – group lively – inactive

hard – soft innocent – guilty lonely – crowded

hate – love inside – outside long – short

he – she intelligent – stupid loose – tight

head – foot jolly – serious lost – found

heal – infect joy – sadness loud – soft

healthy – sick love – hate

keep – lose

heaven – hell maintain – discontinue

kind – cruel

heavy – light major – minor

knowledge – ignorance

height – depth make – destroy

large – small
help – hinder male – female
last – first
hero – coward man – woman
laugh – cry
high – low many – few
leading – following
hill – valley marvelous – terrible
leave – arrive
him – her mature – immature
left – right
hire – fire melt – freeze
less – more
his – hers mess – tidiness
let – prevent
hot – cold miscellaneous – specific
level – uneven
horrible – pleasant mistake – accuracy
lie – truth
huge – tiny mix – separate
life – death
hurry – slow moist – dry
like – dislike
hurt – help more – less
likely – unlikely

idle – active most – least

liquid – solid

in – out mother – father

little – big

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move – stay over – under positive – negative

naive – sophisticated pacify – agitate powerful – weak

nasty – nice pain – pleasure praise – criticism

near – far panic – calm preceding – following

never – always part – whole present – absent

new – old partial – complete pretty – ugly

no – yes particular – general prevent – encourage

nobody – everybody pass – fail pride – modesty

noise – quiet passive – active private – public

none – all peace – disturbance problem – solution

north – south perceive – ignore profit – loss

nothing – something permanent – unstable prohibit – allow

now – then permit – refuse pupil – teacher

pessimistic – optimistic push – pull

obese – thin

obvious – hidden physical – spiritual quality – inferiority

odd – even place – misplace quick – slow

offend – please plain – fancy quiet – noisy

offer – refuse play – work quit – start

often – seldom plentiful – sparse raise – lower

old – young plump – thin random – specific

on – off polish – dull rapid – slow

one – several polite – rude rare – common

ordinary – uncommon pollute – purify raw – cooked

other – same poor – rich ready – unprepared

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rear – front shack – palace spend – earn

reduce – increase shade – light stale – fresh

regret – rejoice shame – honor start – stop

relax – tighten sharp – dull started – finished

remember – forget she – he stay – leave

repair – destroy short – long steal – provide

retain – lose show – hide sterile – fertile

revenge – forgiveness shy – trusting stiff – flexible

ridiculous – sensible sick – healthy still – moving

right – wrong silence – sound stingy – generous

rigid – flexible single – married stop – go

rise – sink single – plural stranger – friend

rough – smooth sit – stand strength – weakness

rude – polite slave – master student – teacher

sad – happy slender – fat sturdy – weak

same – different slow – fast sunrise – sunset

satisfy – displease small – large superb – inferior

secluded – public soak – dry supple – rigid

segregate – integrate sober – drunk survive – die

seldom – often some – none suspect – trust

sell – buy something – nothing take – give

send – receive sorrow – gladness tall – short

sensational – dull sour – sweet tame – wild

servant – master speechless – talkative teach – learn

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temporary – permanent transparent – opaque visitor – host/hostess

thaw – freeze triumph – defeat waive – require

there – here true – false wake – sleep

thin – thick truth – lie wealth – poverty

thorough – incomplete ultimate – primary weep – laugh

thrifty – wasteful union – separation well – badly

tidy – messy unique – common wet – dry

tie – loosen up – down white – black

timid – bold upset – stabilize wild – tame

to – from urge – deter win – lose

together – apart with – without

vacant – full

told – asked worship – detest

vague – definite

top – bottom worth – uselessness

vanish – appear

toward – away wreck – create

vast – limited

tragic – comic
vertical – horizontal

transform – retain
villain – hero

Basilica: church
Arcade: a series of arches resting on
Belfry: bell tower
columns
Belvedere: open, roofed gallery
Atrium: a sky lighted center area in
commanding a view
a building
Buttress: masonry work supporting
Attic: space between ceiling and
an arch
rafters
Capital: upper portion of a column
Banister: handrail along the
staircase
Canopy: decorative roof covering an

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altar or tomb
Capstone: key stone of an arch
Colonnade: a series of columns
Cornice: projecting top level of
building
Cupola: a small, rounded structure
above a roof
Dormer: an upright window on a
sloping roof
Frieze: a decorative horizontal band
on the upper part of a wall
Gazebo: belvedere
Gargoyle: waterspout projecting
from the gutter in the form of an
elaborate carving
Keystone: center stone of an arch
Kiln: oven for firing pottery
Lintel: horizontal beam over a door
or a window
Mansard: a roof with an almost
horizontal slope
Mosaic: a decorative design made
with small colored pieces of stone or
tile on a surface
Niche: a recessed area in a wall
Pedestal: support at the bottom of a
column
Pylon: monumental temple
gateway: a steel tower supporting
high tension electric wires
Shingles: a thin oblong piece of
material, such as wood or slate that
is laid to cover the roof
Spire: a tall, tapering tower
Steeple: a tall, narrow, conical
tower
Tabernacle: a highly decorated
niche
Tomb: a structure housing a grave
Vocabulary : Arts
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Arts, which even
students with strong general vocabulary,
may not be aware of, this chapter gives
such a list of words for the benefit of all
the students.
Appliqué: cut-out decorative design
sewn on a cloth
Batik: hand-dyed patterns on fabric
Calligraphy: highly decorative hand-
writing
Cartoon: humorous sketch or drawing
Collage: artwork using various
materials
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Ceramics: manufacturing of work of
arts by firing of earth ware, porcelain or
brick
Chase (v): to decorate metal by
engraving
China: delicate porcelain ware such as
cups and plates
Crocheting: knitting with a hooked
needle
Crockery: earth ware plates, cups etc.
Damascening: craft of making gold
inlays
Daguerreotype: early form of silver
plate photography which is now obsolete
Decoupage: decorating surfaces with
paper cut outs
Embossing: decorating surfaces with
raised ornamentation
Engraving: cutting of designs into hard
surface
Etching: making designs on a metal
plate or glass by the corrosive action of
acid
Filigree: ornamental work of delicate,
intricate design with thin metal wire
Firing: baking ceramic objects in hot
oven
Gild (v): to cover a surface with a thin
layer of gold
Holography: three-dimensional
photography using split laser beam
Ikebana: Japanese art of arranging
flowers in artistic designs
Intaglio: Engraved design on a plate
surface
Lapidary: gem cutting
Lace: a delicate fabric made of yarn:
gold or silver ornamental braid
Logo: a name, symbol or a trademark
Montage: a single pictorial composition
made by juxtaposing many pictures or
designs
Origami: Japanese decorative art of
creating shapes by folding paper
Papier-Mâché: decorative object made
from pulped paper
Parquet: art work on floor made with
an inlay of wood of different colors
Pottery: clay objects hardened by heat
Rebus: a representation of words in the
form of pictures
Refractory: having high heat resistance
Sampler: cloth with decorative
embroidery
Serigraphy: screen printing on silks
Silhouette: an out line that appears
dark against a light back ground
Still-life: photo graph of inanimate
objects
Stone ware: high fired clay pottery
Tapestry: heavy decorative cloth hung
on a wall
Terra cotta: hard, brown-red unglazed
earthen ware
Veneer: a thin layer of finely grained
wood over another surface
Atmosphere
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Atmosphere, which
even students with strong general
vocabulary, may not be aware of, this
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chapter gives such a list of words for the
benefit of all the students.
Acclivity: upward slope of ground
Declivity: downward slope of ground
Doldrums: region with low atmospheric
pressure near equator
Equinox: date in spring and autumn on
which the day and night of equal length
Estuary: the part where the waves of
the river meet the tides of the sea
Fallow: relating to the cultivable land
left unsown
Littoral: relating to coastal area
Maritime: near the sea
Peninsula: land area surrounded by the
sea on three sides
Ridge: long, narrow crest of elevated
land
Solstice: one of the two days when the
sun is at the longest distance from the
equator (June-21 & Dec.21)
Tributary: a stream feeding a main
river
Watershed: a ridge separating the
runoff of rain water to two different river
basins
Geography
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Geography, which
even students with strong general
vocabulary, may not be aware of, this
chapter gives such a list of words from
Geography for the benefit of all the
students.
Atoll: coral island
Boulder: a large mass of rock
Cave: hollow area in earth with opening
at the surface
Cavern: a large roofed-over cave in a
rock
Cone: peak of volcano
Continent: a large landmass on the
surface of earth
Crater: round pit at the summit of a
volcano
Crevasse: deep crack in glacial ice
Dune: a small hillock formed by wind-
blown sand
Delta: triangular alluvial deposit at the
mouth of a river
Detritus: loose fragments of rock
Flint: quartz that produces spark when
struck by steel
Fossil: skeleton of dead animal or plant
preserved in petrified rock form
Glacier: massive, moving ice layer
Geyser: a natural hot spring that
intermittently ejects a column of water
and stream into the air
Gravel: loose, rounded fragments of
rock
Lignite: low grade brown coal
Loam: rich soil of clay, sand and organic
matter
Lodestone: magnetic rock
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Meteorite: a stony or metallic mass of
matter that has fallen to the earth’s
surface from outer surface
Monolith: single large block of stone
Pebble: a small stone that has become
smooth through erosion
Plateau: flat, broad area of at least
2000ft. above sea level
Range: system of connected mountains
Reef: strip, ridge of rocks, sand or coral
that rises near the surface of a body of
water
Rubble: rough, irregular, loose
fragments broken from a large mass of
rock
Sediment: material deposited by water
or wind
Shale: fissile rock composed of layers of
clay like, fine grained sediments
Silt: loose sedimentary material
consisting of very fine particles
Slurry: water mixture of insoluble mud
and lime
Trench: long and deep trough in ocean
floor bordering few continents
Volcano: cone shaped mountain that
vents hot, molten lava from the earth’s
interior
Landscape
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Landscape, which
even students with strong general
vocabulary, may not be aware of, this
chapter gives such a list of words from
Landscape for the benefit of all the
students.
Archipelago: a group of islands
Atoll: ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a
lagoon
Basin: depression in earth’s surface
with a lake or pond at the bottom
Bay: small sea
Boca: river mouth
Bog: wet spongy ground, swamp
Brook: small stream of fresh water
Canal: man made navigable water way
Canyon: deep, narrow valet with steep
sides, carved by a river
Cascade: small waterfall
Chasm: deep cleft in earth, gorge
Cove: sheltered recess on the coast line
lines
Crater: bowl shaped depression at the
mouth of a volcano
Creek: small, slow moving stream
Delta: flat, alluvial plain at the mouth of
the river
Eddy: circular movement of water in a
river
Floe: large, flat mass of ice floating in a
sea
Ford: shallow part of a stream through
which one can walk across
Glacier: large mass of moving ice
Glade: open, grassy area within forest
Gorge: narrow, steep ravine with rocky
walls
Grove: small wood
Headland: high point of land projecting
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into the sea, promontory
Heath: open wasteland with shrubs,
moor
Hedge: row of shrubs forming a
boundary
Iceberg: large mass of ice floating on
sea
Isthmus: narrow strip of land with
water on both sides and connecting two
large bodies of lands
Knoll: small, rounded hill
Lagoon: shallow body of water cut off
from the sea by sandbar
Marsh: wet, boggy land: swamp
Moor: open wasteland with shrubs,
heath
Orchard: grove with fruit trees
Peninsula: large land area with sea on
three sides
Prairie: large track of rolling grassland
Precipice: near vertical face of a hill
Quagmire: marsh, bog
Quicksand: bed of loose and wet sand
that yields underfoot
Ravine: narrow, steep depression
formed by running water
Rivulet: small stream
Savanna: grassy plain
Scrub: growth of low trees and shrubs
Shingle: coarse alluvial material along
sea shore
Shoal: shallow place in river, sand bar
Shrub: short multi-stemmed plants
Strait: narrow water way connecting
two large bodies of water
Summit: highest point of a mountain
Surf: waves breaking against the beach
Tableland: flat, elevated track of land
Thicket: dense growth of shrubs
Tide: rise and fall of sea level at a place
due to the gravitational pull of the moon
and the sun
Torrent: stream with a strong current
Tributary: stream leading to a larger
river
Tundra: level, treeless plain in the
arctic region
Valley: long depression between two
hills
Vineyard: field of grapevines
Vista: height allowing view over a large
expanse of land
Vortex: whirlpool
Whirlpool: water spinning rapidly in a
circle with a downward sucking force
Wood: dense growth of trees
Weather
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Weather, which
even students with strong general
vocabulary, may not be aware of, this
chapter gives such a list of words from
Weather for the benefit of all the
students.
Avalanche: large mass of snow moving
rapidly down a mountain
Breeze: gentle wind
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Blizzard: violent snow storm
Cirrus: wispy white cloud at high
altitude
Cloudburst: sudden, intense rainfall
Cumulus: a dense, white, fluffy, flat
based cloud with a multiple rounded top
and well defined out line
Cyclone: violent, rotating wind storm
Deluge: heavy rain fall causing a flood
Dew: moisture condensed at night on
surfaces of cool objects
Drizzle: Very light rain
Drought: prolonged period without rain
Eye: a calm region at the center of
storm or cyclone or hurricane
Flux: continuous flow of water resulting
in flood
Fog: thick moist
Frost: minute ice crystals that form on
surfaces
Gale: moderate wind storm
Gust: sudden, sharp burst of wind
Hail: precipitation in the form of pellets
of ice and hard snow
Hurricane: intense, violent, rotating
wind storm or tropical cyclone at sea
Inundation: flood
Lava: molten rock that issues forth from
the volcano
Maelstrom: powerful, turbulent
whirlpool
Monsoon: seasonal wind storm that
brings heavy rains to the Indian coast
Nimbus: rain cloud of uniform gray that
covers the entire sky
Sleet: frozen or partly frozen rain
Smog: fog augmented by smog
Squall: sudden, violent windstorm
accompanied by rain
Thunderbolt: lightning accompanied by
thunder
Tornado: a rotating and moving column
of air along with a funnel shaped cloud
Zephyr: gentle breeze from the west
Theater
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Theater, which
even students with strong general
vocabulary, may not be aware of, this
chapter gives such a list of words from
Theater for the benefit of all the
students.
Acrobat: expert performer of physical
feats
Act: a major division of a play
Amphitheater: a round, outdoor space
with raised steps around a stage
Apron: section of stage floor closest to
audience
Aside: actor’s lines spoken to audience,
not to other actors
Audition: brief trial performance held to
appraise an actor’s musician’s talent or
suitability
Auditorium: room, hall or building used
for performances
Backdrop: curtain painted as scenery
hung at the rear of the stage
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Backstage: wings, dressing rooms and
other areas out of the audience view
Barnstormer: traveling actor
Bill: performance or piece shown in the
theater
Burlesque: satire, a variety
entertainment featuring comic skits,
striptease or magic
Cabaret: dancing, skits performed in a
bar or a café
Cameo: small role played by a famous
actor
Cast: a set of actors in a play
Chorus: a group of singers
Circuit: locations at which a touring
company gives dramatically
performances
Circus: traveling troupe of acrobats,
clowns and trained animals
Contortionist: circus acrobat capable of
assuming unnatural positions
Costume: an actor’s dress
Cue: a word or phrase or action
signaling an actor’s line, entrance or exit
Debut: an actor’s first performance
Denouement: final resolution of a
story’s plot
Diva: leading woman singer in a grant
opera
Ensemble: a group of actors performing
together
Epilogue: brief section at the conclusion
of a play
Extra: an actor in a minor, non-
speaking role
Farce: low comedy based on absurd
situation
Finale: final scene or musical number of
a performance
Harlequin: masked, comic character
Histrionic: acting in a highly theatrical
and in a exaggerated style
Impresario: manage or director of a
theater company
Improvisation: unrehearsed or
impromptu performance
Intermission: interval between acts
Masque: elaborate costume play
Melodrama: dramatic form that
exaggerate emotions
Mime: actor who uses gesture and
bodily movements to silently portray a
character
Monologue: speech delivered at length
by one actor
Mug: to make exaggerated, often
comic, facial expression while acting
Musical: light dramatic entertainment
featuring musical interludes
Pantomime: performance without
spoken words
Plot: arrangement of narrative events in
a play
Premiere: first performance of a play
Preview: performance of a play before
its official opening
Prima Donna: principal woman singer
Prompt: to supply an actor with a
forgotten line
Repertoire: stock of plays performed
by a company
Revue: series of comic kits, songs,
dances
Scenario: outline of a play’s action
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Scene: uninterrupted action within a
play
Anthem: highly emotional or
Skit: short, informal comic piece dramatic song

Slapstick: low comedy dependant ob

physical humor
Arabesque: short, ornamented
Soliloquy: monologue expressing a composition for piano
character’s inner thoughts addressed to
the audience

Stooge: comic foil Aria: a solo song in an opera

Tableau: stage pictures created by

actors posing motionless Bagatelle: a short, simple

Thespian: an actor composition for piano

Troubadour: wandering medieval

singer
Ballad: a song narrating story
Understudy: actor versed in another’s
part, ready to step in if needed
Bar: measure of a set t number of
Usher: theater attendant who guides
audience members to their seats beats

Vaudeville: theatrical entertainment

that features a variety of performance Bass: male voice from low to high

Vaudevillian: performer of comic roles pitch in that order

Baritone: male voice from low to high

pitch in that order

Music

Since Many Analogy Questions Baton: music conductors light rod

feature technical terms from Music ,

which even students with strong Bravura: impressive virtuoso

general vocabulary, may not be performance

aware of, this chapter gives such a

list of words for the benefit of all the Cadenza: virtuoso passage at the end

students. of a solo

Alto: male voice from low to high Cantata: vocal composition with

pitch in that order instrumental accompaniment

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 Dirge: slow, mournful music for

Canto: part of choral work with funeral

melody

Ditty: simple. Often humorous song

Choir: a group of singers especially

in church services Duet: composition for two

instruments or two voices

Chord: two or more notes sounded

together Dulcet: melodious

Chorus: organized group of singers Ensemble: several musicians who

singing in unison perform together

Composer: person who creates and Evensong: music for evening prayer

writes down musical composition

Falsetto: artificial method of singing

Concert: live performance of music used by males to obtain notes above

before audience their normal vocal ranges

Concerto: composition for a solo Fanfare: trumpet flourish at dramatic

instrument entrance

Conductor: leader of an orchestra Finale: closing part of a composition

Contralto: female voice from low to Fusion: combination of jazz and

high pitch in that order electric rock

Crescendo: gradual, steady increase Hymn: religious or sacred song

in volume

Interlude: brief musical passage

Diminuendo: gradual, steady between parts of a larger piece or

decrease in volume drama

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Jazz: major modern popular music opera

form

Orchestra: group of instrumentalists

Libretto: words or text of an opera playing together

Lullaby: song sung to lull a child to Overtone: acoustical frequency

sleep higher in frequency than the

fundamentals

Maestro: respected composer or

conductor Overture: musical introduction to an

opera or a ballet

Minim: half note

Philharmonic: symphony orchestra

Monody: elegy or dirge sung by one

person Pit: sunken area in front of a stage in

which the orchestra sit

Motif: recurring subject or theme

Pitch: frequency of tonal vibrations

Notation: standardized system of per second

characters or symbols used to

represent musical composition Prelude: a musical introduction

Octave: interval of eight diatonic Quartet: ensemble of four

tones instruments of four singers

Octet: composition for eight Rap: dance oriented pop music

instruments or eight voices

Refrain: regularly occurring music

Opera: drama in which the text is figure

entirely sung and acted to the

accompaniment of orchestra Reprise: repetition of a musical

phrase

Operetta: light, romantic, comic

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Requiem: composition for a funeral
mass
Rhythm: relationship of successive
notes
Scale: series of notes arranged in
equal intervals
Solo: composition for single
instrument of single voice
Sonata: composition for contrasting
notes or keys
Soprano: female voice from low to
high pitch in that order
Staccato: with abrupt, distinct break
between notes
Strain: melody
Symphony: composition for an
orchestra
Tenor: male voice from low to high
pitch in that order
Threnody: dirge, a song of
lamentation at funeral
Timbre: characteristic quality of
sound produced by an instrument
Tonic: first note of a scale
Tremolo: prominent vocal vibrato
Trio: composition for three
instruments or voices
Virtuoso: performer with great
technical skills
Waltz: music for German dance
Maps
Since Many Analogy Questions feature
technical terms from Maps, which even
students with strong general vocabulary,
may not be aware of, this chapter gives
such a list of words for the benefit of all
the students.
Altitude: height above sea water
Compass: magnetic needle pointing north
that helps to find direction
Globe: spherical model of the earth
showing physical features
Isobar: line on the map joining places of
equal atmospheric pressure
Isotherm: line on the map joining places
of equal temperature
Legend: key to a map
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Longitude: east/west position of place
measured in degrees from 0 to 180 along
equator with reference to the prime
meridian passing through Greenwich in
London

Meridian: imaginary semi circular line

joining two poles and perpendicular to the
equator

Nadir: point on the celestial sphere

opposite to the zenith and directly below
the observer

Parallel: line of latitude parallel to the

equator

Tropics: area of earth closest to the

equator between the tropic of Cancer and
the tropic of Capricorn

Zenith: point directly above the head of

the observer

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