Arts of Siam and Burma

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  1. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  2. Siam
    a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
  3. Burma
    a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
  4. manuscript
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  5. bejewel
    adorn or decorate with or as if with precious stones
  6. accomplishment
    the action of achieving something
  7. pagan
    a person following a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion
  8. fabled
    famous or legendary
  9. Mandalay
    a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
  10. nevertheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  11. nevertheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  12. Rangoon
    the capital and largest city of Myanmar
  13. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  14. rapid
    characterized by speed
  15. scholar
    a learned person
  16. Theravada
    one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
  17. footage
    film that has been recorded
  18. reenact
    enact again
  19. princely
    having the rank of or befitting a prince
  20. garment
    an article of clothing
  21. aside
    on or to one side
  22. quest
    the act of searching for something
  23. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  24. cut off
    remove by or as if by cutting
  25. monastery
    the residence of a religious community
  26. ordained
    fixed or established especially by command
  27. meditation
    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject
  28. Siddhartha
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
  29. preparation
    setting in order in advance some act or purpose
  30. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  31. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  32. artifact
    a man-made object
  33. decade
    a period of 10 years
  34. treasure
    any possession that is highly valued by its owner
  35. soiled
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
  36. extent
    the point or degree to which something extends
  37. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  38. tropical
    relating to part of the Earth's surface with hot climate
  39. wear and tear
    decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
  40. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
  41. occasion
    an event that occurs at a critical time
  42. donate
    give to a charity or good cause
  43. significant
    rich in implication
  44. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
  45. conservator
    the curator of a collection, as in a museum or library
  46. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  47. ethanol
    colorless flammable liquid used as a solvent or intoxicant
  48. frost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  49. see eye to eye
    be in agreement
  50. straightforward
    pointed directly ahead
  51. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
  52. frame
    the internal structure that gives an artifact its shape
  53. slab
    block consisting of a thick piece of something
  54. carve
    engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
  55. flaky
    made of or easily forming small fragments
  56. consolidated
    joined together into a whole
  57. adhesive
    tending to stick to firmly
  58. underneath
    on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
  59. treatment
    the management of someone or something
  60. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  61. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  62. dodgy
    of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
  63. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  64. pigment
    dry coloring material
  65. fabric
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting fibers
  66. fragment
    a piece broken off or cut off of something else
  67. adhesive
    tending to stick to firmly
  68. suction
    the act of sucking
  69. squeeze
    press firmly
  70. moisture
    wetness caused by water
  71. glue
    cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
  72. intact
    undamaged in any way
  73. epoxy
    a strong glue
  74. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
  75. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
  76. immediate
    directly before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
  77. intriguing
    capable of arousing interest or curiosity
  78. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
Created on Thu Nov 12 14:57:45 EST 2009 (updated Thu Nov 12 16:27:00 EST 2009)

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