Vocabulary: Angkor Wat: World Class Cambodian Monument

This text is a simplified version of the interview. Some words that are narrowly specific to this field are not covered. Others are presented because they provide some learning experience. More mainline academic words are emphasized. New vocabulary is presented in one or more of three ways in order to stimulate thinking using all of these ways to master vocabulary and by extension to apply this type of analysis to all school work. The three ways are: context, word form/roots (morphology) and syntax (word order). These three tools should be used to the extent they are helpful in an individual case. Finally, a brief definition is provided.

The words written in capitals provide syntax or context clues.

to get exposed

• the first Westerners....to Angkor Wat.
• to get... passive. it happened to them
• [ex] Latin from outside of [pose] Latin to stand/stand out be seen
• to be able to see it (possibly by accident)

scripts

• script/scribe [Latin to write]
• DISCOVER scripts on the wall. What would be on the wall of an old temple?
• ancient writing

prosperous

• prosper-to be well or wealthy

resemble

• [Latin semble to be together.. ensemble. [re] again like before. To be like something that came before
• Be like something (that came before it)

massive

• From mass. the "ive" is an adjective
• massive EXPANSION of the CITY
• to be very big

flagship

• HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT.....and today is a flagship....
• high quality, excellent example

diminishing

• SERIES of THREE diminishing STORIES surrounded by TOWERS.
• to get smaller or weaker

bas-relief

• French: artistic and other subject-specific words are often borrowed from French. Bas means low. Relief means something that can be clearly seen even when surrounded by other things. Usually refers to three dimensional objects.

emerged

• When Jayartham died, something emerged. A process. Something replaces something else.
• emergency: something that came up suddenly (new)
• appeared on the scene