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Vocab week3 10/1/12

Vocab week3 10/1/12 Abigail Volz

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archaeologist a specialist ing archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis.
rummaging to search through or actively through.
fugitives a person that is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances.
fedora a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
colleague an associate
relics a surviving memorial of something in the past
Egyptologist the scientific study of egyptians antiquities(artifacts).
anthropologist a person that studies mankind.
obelisk four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
amulets a small object warn to ward off evil, harm or illness. It also mean to bring good fortune. This is the Egyptian culture.
illuminated to supply or brighten with light; light up.
curator the person in charge of a museum, art gallery,etc.
hieroglyphics literature or learning regarding sacred things.
decipher to make out the meaning of
brandishing to shake or wave as a weapon, threateningly.
sarcophagus a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions,etc. often displayed as a monument.
deportation the lawful expulsion of an undesired or other person from a state.
incredulous not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to belief; skeptical.
quay a land that is near the water.
quayside the area bordering and around a quay or quays (just like a dockside).
dissipated including in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure (spreading apart into nothing).
authenticity the quality of being authentic, genuineness.
artifacts any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
chied to speak out in anger
exudes to come out gradually in drops,as sweat; through pores or small openings;ooze out
gingerly with great care of caution.
impeccable faultless;flawless;irreproachable;impeccable manners.
intervened to come between disputing people, groups,etc.
minion to servile follower or subordinate of a person in power;a minor official.
seething intensely hot
Rosetta Stone a stone slab found in 1799 near Rosetta, bearing parallel inscriptions in Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphic and demotic characters making possible the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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