A plea offered by an accused person of not having been at the scene of an offense; an excuse (as for failure)

To perplex or confuse especially by complexity or variety

A compact fine textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into objects (such as vases)

Original, primary; of relating to or characteristic of an early stage of development

An administrative district or division of a country

To think about something with triumphant and often malicious delight

To excite the anger of, vex, irritate

To keep or shut away from others

A person who studies the culture and artifacts of the ancient Egyptian civilization

The science of human beings and especially of their physical characteristics, their origin, and the distribution of races, their environment and social relations, their culture

A member of a traditionally traveling people coming originally from India and living chiefly in Europe, Asia, and North America