| A | B |
|---|
| supplication | to ask humbly |
| deity | a god or goddess; a supreme being |
| fishmonger | a dealer of fish |
| litter | a covered carriage carried by people |
| rabble | the lowest class of people |
| imprecations | curse |
| lithe | easy flexibility and grace |
| gamin | a boy who hangs around on the streets |
| serfs | a lower class person forced into slavery to work the land |
| swineherd | one who tends swine, or pigs |
| invective | of insult or abuse |
| infuriated | to make extarodinarily angry |
| ouzait | an amulat shaped like a pharaoh's eye that was supposed to protect the wearer from the evil eye |
| sphinx | a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human |
| unscrupulous | immoral; unethical |
| implacable | not capable of being appeased; pig-headed |
| scarab | a dung beetle; a popular amulet; the earthly symbol of the cycle of the sun’s path each day |
| acidly | sour, sharp, or biting in manner |
| mummery | a ridiculous ceremony or performance |
| guile | deceitful, cunning |
| smote | to strike sharply or kill by smiting |
| subjugate | to bring under control |
| haut | general |
| meryt | beloved or cherished |
| plight | a difficult situation |
| quay | a structure built parallel to a bank for docking |
