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humanities 10/22

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autocratic relating to a ruler who has absolute power ; taking no account of other peoples wishes or opinions ; domineering
sordid arousing moral distaste and contempt, vile, foul
amiable having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
caustic sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
impertinent not showing proper respect ,rude
odious extremely unpleasant ,repulsive
teetotaler a person who never drinks alcohol
sanguine optmistic or positive , especially in an apparently bad or difficult
assuan a city on the nile river
elephantine island downriver from Aswan
wadi halfa city in the northern state of Sudan on the shores of lake Nubia near the border with Egypt
scarabs dung beetles
pugnacious eager or quick to argue , quarrel or fight
loquacious tending to talk a great deal, talkative
erudite having or showing great knowledge or learning
penitent feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong , repentant
ss karnak a steamship
shellal a small ancient village
philae an island in the reservoir of the Aswan low dam
cairo the capital of and largest city in Egypt
khartoum the capital of Sudan
ingenuous innocent and unsuspecting
egyptology the study of ancient Egypt
harridan a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman
desultory lacking a plan purpose or entgusiasm
fortitude courage in pain or adversity
ez-zebua avenue of the sphinxes
re-harakhte Horus of the horizon, falcon headed god
abu simbel an ancient temple complex , originally cut into solid rock cliff
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