Graceful and elegant bearing in a person

In ancient Rome, a man that is trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion

The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

A straight tapering root growing vertically downward and forming the center from which subsidiary rootlets spring; the central element or position in a line of growth or development.

The variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which are identified the voice, mood, tense, number, and person

An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something

A component part or element of something

Cloth that has been dyed using the _________ method

An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

Flexible, readily adaptable or responsive to new situations

A scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees

An oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating

A musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken

A garment consisting of a long piece of cloth worn wrapped around the body and tucked at the waist or under the armpits, traditionally worn in Southeast Asia and now also by women in the west

A sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream

A vast plain in Tanzania, to the west of the Great Rift Valley. In 1951 the ________ National Park was created to protect the area's large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson's gazelle

A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread

A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a society, place, or time