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airtight
secured or shut so that air cannot get in or out
ambassadors
someone sent to a foreign country to represent his or her government
arched
curved or rounded
beneficial
good, advantageous or helpful
bled
to lose blood
bombardment
an attack with a number of heavy guns, bombs, missiles
chamber
room
circumnavigate
1- to find or maneuver your way around something 2-to travel completely around something
confidant
a person you are able to discuss your private problems with
confiscated
to take something away from somebody as a punishment
degredation
humiliation
discontent
lack of satisfaction
divert
to cause something to go by a different route
domes
a roof shaped like half of a ball
empires
a group of countries ruled by one person or by the government of a single country
evident
obvious or plain to see
flinging
to throw something carelessly or violently
flushed out
to bring out of a hiding place
forcefully
emphatically and confidently
governors
someone ho governs, or rules, an area
handpicked
to personally and carefully
heaving
to lift or move something heavy
hesitations
a pause in speaking, moving, etc., usually because of doubt or uncertainty
incredibly
extraordinary, unbelievably
insist
to be very firm or emphatic about something
interjected
interrupt abruptly
inviolable
1- not to be assaulted or mistreated 2- not to be broken or disregarded
leaping
jumping
molten
melted to a very hot liquid
negotiation
a formal discussion with others in order to reach an agreement
nomadic
1- roaming from place to place 2- wandering
offending
responsible for causing offence or displeasure; to do something that is against the law or against the opinions, wishes, or feelings of someone else
palatial
1-like a palace 2- very large and impressive
peering
to look at something closely
pitifully
1- inadequately 2- in a way which arouses contempt
prefer
to like one thimg more than another
resembled
to have a similarity t, or to look or sound like another person or thing
reslessly
1- without the ability to rest or keep still 2- agitatedly or uneasily
resume
to start again after an interruption
ruefully
sorrowfull; regretfully
scorn
treatment of a person or thing as worthless or laughable
shaved
to cut hair from the surface of the skin with a razor
shins
the front of the leg between the knee and the ankle
shrug
a slight raising of your shoulders to show that you do not care, do not know, etc.
spacious
covering a large area
spires
a tapering cone-shaped structure, usually on the roof of a building
syinking
smelly and give off a very unpleasant smell
stony
full of, covered with, or made of stones
tenacity
1- an unwillingness to let go of something 2- persistence and resolution
unembarrassed
1- not embarrassed 2- not feeling guilty or ashamed