| artifact |
any object made by human beings, especially one of an earlier era. |
| behold |
to see or observe. |
| cleanse |
to make clean; remove dirt from. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| deliberately |
intentionally or with premeditation. |
| dismal |
full of gloom; sad. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| legislate |
to create a law or laws. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| peerless |
having no equal; unmatched in excellence. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. |
| undergraduate |
a college or university student who has not yet earned a degree. |