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Paradox

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A statement fact or situation inconsistent with accepted beliefs

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Chronicle

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recorded history or narrative

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Allocate

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To set aside or to assign or portion

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Deduce

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To reach a conclusion by reasoning

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Primary

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First in importance

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Refinement

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politeness; good manners

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Suppleness

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smoothness; fluidity; ability to adapt easily to different situations

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Exquisite

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very beautiful or lovely

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Gallantries

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acts of polite attention to the needs of women

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Resplendent

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dazzling; gorgeous

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Homage

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something done to honor someone

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Inestimable

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too great to count or measure

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Blessings

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things that benefit or bring happiness

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Amenable

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agreeable

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Influence

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dishonest persuasion; bribery

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Surrender

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Act of giving up

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Windfall

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Unexpected good fortune

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Egyptology

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the study of the language, culture, and history of ancient Egypt

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Artifact

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a portable object made, modified, or used by people

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Iconography

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a system of symbolic images that conveys a subject, worldview, or concept

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Context

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position and immediate surroundings of an artifact or other feature in the location where it is found

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Marauding

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roam in search of things to steal or people to attack

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intemperate

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having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate

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Despoiled

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steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder

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Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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Desperate
feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
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Needy
lacking the necessities of life; very poor
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Burnished
(especially of metal) polished by rubbing
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Lustrous
having luster; shining
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Gilded
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint
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Mail
letters and packages
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Obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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Ore
a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable material can be profitably extracted
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Artifacts
An object made by a human usually an object of historical interest
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Legacy
the long-lasting effect of someone or some event
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Marvel
be filled with wonder or astonishment
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Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
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Articulate
(of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
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Contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
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Vehement
showing strong feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense
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Tolerate
allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference
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Perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy
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Treacherous
guilty of or involving betrayal or deception
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Usurp
take a position of power illegally or with force
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Succession
the action or process of inheriting a title
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Heir
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death
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Supplant
supersede and replace
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Valiant
possessing or showing courage or determination
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Vigilance
the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger
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Valor
great courage in the face of danger
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Invulnerable
impossible to harm or damage
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Opportune
very favorable
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Industrious
hard-working
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Incite
encourage violent and unlawful behavior
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Penitent
sorry for one’s wrongdoing
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Pardon
forgive
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Merciful
showing kindness
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Rectify
correct
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Swollen
puffed up
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Scarred
marked by healed wounds
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Welt
ridge on the skin caused by a blow
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Sliver
a small slender piece of a hard material
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Cartilage
firm, flexible tissue almost as hard as a bone
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Clench
close tightly
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Target
a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack
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Vulnerable
susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm
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Hounded
harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly
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Democratic
relating to or supporting democracy or its principles
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Interdependence
the dependence of two or more people or things on each other
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Communal
shared by all members of a community; for common use
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Integrate
combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole
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Delineate
describe or portray (something) precisely
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Volition
the faculty or power of using one's will
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Vivid
producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind
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Altercation
a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public

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