| A | B |
|---|
| Foil | to prevent from being succsefull |
| Cenote | ( Spanish for Mayan tzonot) a deep natrual well carvd out of limestone; sinkhole |
| Fate | the end result or consequenced; the outcome |
| reef | a ridge of coral or sand near the surface of the water |
| trawler | a boat for fishing by dragging a heavy net along the sea bottom |
| Symmetry | similarity inform and arrangment on opposite sides of center line |
| astronomer | one who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies |
| looting | to steal artifacts from an archologist site |
| curio | an unusual artifact ( from curiosity) |
| ritual | a formal ceremony act, usually part of religion |
| stela | an upright stone slab carved with inscription |
| sarcophagus | a stone slab coffin or tomb often decorated ith carvings |
| archaelogist | one who studies the lite and culture of ancient people by studing there movements, artifacts, inscriptions |
| deciphering | to figure out the meaning of; to translate |
| authentic | genuine, real |
| poultice | a soft miost mixture put on the body as medicine |
| bends | pain or paralysis cause by the formation of sudden lowering of asmophiric pressure ( also called caisson disease and decompression sickness) |
| glyphs | a symbolic character usualy carved |
| emlblem glyph | a hieroglyph that identifies particualr ancient mayan cities |
| hypothesis | a theory of proposition which has not yet benn proven |
