The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Vocabulary Words

a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid

the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science

being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center

What is a cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers

to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent

the remains of a building, city, etc. that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay

One huge temple rose three hundred feet above the ground and is referred to in the Bible.

a large and stately mansion or building

the walls of Babylon had many beautiful gates, but the most famous was

having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable

to raise to a higher degree

to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige

not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable

This is a place without moisture; extremely dry; parched.

outer; being on the outer side

a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located

The city of Babylon was one of the most beautiful and powerful cities in the world.

a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy air force, or any organization

elaborately adorned

more complicated or elaborate than necessary, overblown

a book in the Holy Bible

an extremely plentiful or over sufficient quantity or supply

an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence

a body of water in southwestern Asia that flows through eastern Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

prefix meaning not

square bases and four triangular faces

something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form

the scientific study of ancient cultures

to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging

a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation

mode of building, construction, or organization, arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents

very old; aged

an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body

any place or object in which God dwells, as the body of a Christian

one of a series of levels rising one above another

a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc.

lower in station, rank, degree, or grade