Vocabulary Flashcards from Lecture Notes

A collection of vocabulary flashcards derived from the lecture notes, providing definitions for key terms.

clamoring

a loud uproar, or noise

savage

fierce, violent, or uncontrolled

fuming

feeling or expressing great anger

gullible

easily persuaded to believe something

epigraph

the use of a quotation at the beginning of a text that hints at its main idea

prophecy

a prediction of the future

wielding

handling a weapon or tool

naive

showing a lack of knowledge and experience

seething

to be filled with or feel strong anger or fury

expedition

a purposeful journey

excavated

to dig out or remove dirt

meticulous

extremely careful

archaeologist

a scientist who studies history through the uncovering of historical artifacts

ancestry

a person's family and cultural descent or history

preserve

to save ideas or items; to protect