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Archaeological
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-Relating to the study of past human life.
There are people who go on archaeological digs trying to find artifacts. |
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Barbarian
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-A person considered by those of another group to have primitive culture.
A clan must protect themselves from barbarians. |
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Surpass
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-To become greater than; to go beyond.
I want to surpass my opponent so that I can win the match. |
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Immortality
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-Endless life
There are stories of people who have immortality. |
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Ancestor
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-A person from whom another person or group is descended.
There are many great facts about my ancestors. |
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Dedicate
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-To set apart for a particular use
My great-grandmother dedicated her own cooking book for our families use. |
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Excavation
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-The act or process of exposing by digging away a covering
Workers protected the seaside excavation from the tide and salt spray. |
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Preservation
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-The act of being mostly unchanged or kept from harm
The preservation of the bowls was effective because there were no cracks on the bowl. |
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Disintegrate
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-To break down into smaller parts
Would will disintegrate in the rain because it will begin to rot. |
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Reconstruction
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-The act of building or assembling again.
The hotel had an unstable structure so they tore it down, and now it is going through reconstruction. |
