Vocab Week 18.txt

first

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

completely free from dirt or contamination; the original or pure condition or state of something

first

the original form which serves as a model on which successors are based

the main character of the story; the hero

near

not quite exact or correct; estimate

the property of being close together, the region close around a person or thing

fire

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

the use of explosions, flashes, smoke, etc. on stage

question

showing curiosity

a search for knowledge

quiet

quiet, at rest, but still have the potential to resume activities

musical mass for the dead usually featuring vocalists, chorus, and orchestra

branch

diverging or spreading outwards from a central point

act of branching out or dividing into branches

king, rule

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; imperial

someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

laugh

pathetic; absurd; broadly or extravagantly hilarious

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt