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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| matriarch | n: a woman who is the head of a family or social group; a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a group | |
| flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
| famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
| concerned | adj: feeling worry or interest about something; showing interest or attention | |
| Pharaoh | n: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings | |
| pretended | adj: feigned or not genuine; assumed or simulated | |
| sibling | n: a brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents | |
| spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
| infertile | adj: unable to grow crops or sustain life; not able to produce offspring or offspring that are viable | |
| handmaiden | n: a female servant or assistant | |
| lineage | n: the ancestry of a person, group, or species | |
| relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
| strained | adj: tight, tense, or stretched; under pressure or stress; characterized by a lack of ease or naturalness | |
| jealousy | n: a feeling of resentment or bitterness towards someone because they have something that you desire | |
| banish | v: to expel or send away from a place or situation, especially permanently | |
| accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
| tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
| prophetic | adj: containing or given to making predictions; presaging the future; of or relating to a prophet (= an authoritative person who divines the future) | |
| insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
| defer | v: to delay or hold back something until a later time; to refer to another source of authority | |
| insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
| overhear | v: to hear what other people are saying without intending to and their knowledge | |
| ashamed | adj: feeling guilt, embarrassment, or remorse about something because of something you have done | |
| doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
| affirm | v: to assert that something is true or real; to state positively | |
| faith | n: complete trust in something or someone’s ability or knowledge; a strong belief in religion, divine power, etc. | |
| tribe | n: a social group made up of members who live together, sharing the same language, culture, religion, etc., especially those who do not live in towns or cities | |
| sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
| discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
| survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
| bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
| cave | n: a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, mountain, or under the ground | |
| grandchild | n: a child of someone’s son or daughter | |
| patriarch | n: a man who is the head of a family or tribe or a man who is revered because of his age, wisdom, or spiritual leadership |
