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Alivia Miner
Question | Answer |
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to make out the meaning of poor or partially obliterated writing | deciper |
a four-sided shaft of stone usually monolithic and having a pyramid apex | obelisk |
the person in charge of a museum or art collection | curator |
not credulous; disinclined to believe, skeptical | incredulous |
stucture build as a waterway | quayside |
a ston coffin especially one bearing scuplture, inscription, etc. | sarcophagus |
a person who studies people | anthropologist |
the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from state | deportation |
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate | dissipated |
the scientific study of Egyptian antiquities | Egyptologist |
a picture or symbbol used in writing in the writing system of ancient Egypt | hieroglyphics |
an associate; a person you work with | colleagues |
a surviving memorial of something past | relic |
to provide or brighten with light | illuminated |
to search thoroughly or actively through moving around, turning over, or looking through contents | rummaging |
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm | amulet |
to shake or wave as a weapon; flourish | brandishing |
the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their artifacts, inscriptions, and monuments | archaeologist |
a soft felt hat with curled bbrim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise | fedora |
a person who is fleeing from prosecution, intolerable circumstances; a runaway | fugitives |
a stone slab found in 1799 near Rosetta bearing parallel inscriptions making possible the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglypics. | rosetta stone |
faultless; flawless; irreproachable | impeccable |
to surge or foam as if boiling | seething |
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power | minion |
to come between disputing people, groups, etc; intercede, mediate | intervened |
with great care or caution; warily | gingerly |
to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out | exudes |
any object made by human beings especially with a view to subsequent use | artifacts |
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach | chided |
the quality of being authentic; genuineness | authenticity |