Egypt Game vocabulary
Terms
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- bewildered (adj)
- completely confused
- scribe (n)
- a writer
- exasperated (adj)
- irritated or annoyed
- fink (v or n)
- tattletale
- heir (n)
- someone who has been or will be given an inheritance such as money, property or position
- suspicious (adj)
- thinking something is wrong but having no proof of it
- diplomacy (n)
- the act of negotiating
- evasive (adj)
- trying to avoid someone/thing
- curios (n)
- a small object of unique art
- languish (v)
- to be weak or to suffer
- prostration (n)
- the act of worship by bowing down
- elaborate (adj or v)
- carefully-made, detailed
- fiendish (adj)
- cruel, mischievous
- alabaster (n)
- a yellowish stone
- brine (n)
- water mixed with salt
- ambush (n or v)
- attack by surprise
- sinister (adj)
- evil, harsh or threatening
- Gypsy (n)
- a person who moves from place to place, often performing for money
- rendezvous (n)
- a meeting or appointment
- liable (adj)
- responsible; possible
- omen (n)
- an event believed to be a sign or a warning
- Pharaoh (n)
- Ruler of Egypt
- summon (v)
- to call upon someone to come
- console (v)
- to comfort
- tunic (n)
- a long shirt
- populace (n)
- the common people
- oracle (n)
- a person, place or saying that comes from the gods
- lean-to (n)
- a shack or shed supported by a larger building
- leer (n)
- an evil or sly look
- trance (n)
- a sleep-like state, like being hypnotized
- procession (n)
- a group moving in an orderly fashion
- deadpan (adj)
- without expression, a straight faces
- reincarnation (n)
- the act of coming back to life after death
- humanity (n)
- (related to human nature)
- incense (n)
- a perfume that comes from burning a scented stick
- consternation (n)
- a surprise that causes fear or confusion
- treacherous (adj)
- dangerous or unreliable
- philosophically (adv)
- wisely, thoughtfully
- mummy (n)
- a dead body that has been preserved
- spectator (n)
- a person who watches
- sacrifice (v or n)
- to give up something important
- seclusion (n)
- the state of being kept apart or isolated
- escapade (n)
- adventure
- grotto (n)
- a cave
- meditate (v)
- to think deeply
- brood (v)
- to worry or think constantly about something
- alibi (n)
- an excuse, or the person used as an excuse, to avoid blame
- chaperone (n or v)
- an adult who watches over an activity
- Egyptologist (n)
- a person who studies Egypt
- altar (n)
- a table on which religious ceremonies are performed
- papyrus (n)
- the plant used to make paper
- ritual (n)
- a procedure or set of actions, as in ceremony
- bier (n)
- a table, holding a coffin or corpse
- gloat (v)
- to be happy about your own good luck or someone else's bad luck
- haughty (adj)
- arrogant or snobby
- anthropology (n)
- the study of humans
- pilgrimage (n)
- a long journey made to a sacred place
- convulsions (n)
- a jerking movement in the muscles or whole body
- defiant (adj)
- stubborn or resistant
- sacred (adj)
- special, secret, dedicated to god
- warily (adv)
- with caution, tiredly, slowly
- petrified (adj)
- paralyzed (turned to stone) with surprise or fear
- monolith (n)
- a big stone in the form of a monument
- solemn (adj)
- serious or dull