Mara, Daughter of the Nile Vocabulary Words

Here are the vocabulary words I learned while reading the book, Mara, Daughter of the Nile, written by Eloise Jarvis McGraw.

1. Shenti - a garment made of cloth and worn around the waist.
2. Kush - are from landrace plants mainly in Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and North-Western India.
3. Hatshepsut - was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
4. Thutmose III - was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
5. Gamin - is a street urchin
6. Scarab - is a large dung beetle of the eastern Mediterranean area, regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt.
7. Carnelian - it is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone.
8. Gambits - it is a chess opening in which a player, more often White, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position.
9. Loggia - is a gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden.
10. Languid - is displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
11. Chicanery - is the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
12. Guile - is sly or cunning intelligence.
13. Insouciance - casual lack of concern, indifference.
14. Balustrade - is a railing supported by balusters, especially an ornamental parapet on a balcony, bridge, or terrace.
15. Major-domo - is the chief steward of a large household.
16. Obelisks - is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally they were called tekhenu by their builders, the Ancient Egyptians.
17.  Time immemorial - is used to refer to a point of time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.
18. Leonine -  resembling a lion or lions.
19. Lee -  is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas.
20. Mien - a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.
21. Hawser - a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
22. Flagon - a large container in which drink is served, typically with a handle and spout.