| anthropology |
the scientific study of humankind. People who study anthropology learn about the origins and development of human beings and their societies and customs. |
| approximate |
nearly exact or correct. |
| deduce |
to draw (a conclusion) by reasoning from given information or general principles. |
| donor |
one who gives or contributes something without expecting anything in return. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| intention |
a decided course of action; plan. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| shrine |
a sacred place or object that is devoted to some holy person or god. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |
| transmit |
to send or carry from one person, place, or thing to another. |
| utilize |
to put to a particular use; use. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |