Buried in Ash: Pompeii
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
p
u
c
e
A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas
2.
d
b
i
s
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
3.
u
r
l
e
d
To move with or as if with a rushing sound
4.
o
r
m
A public meeting or assembly for open discussion
5.
e
x
c
a
v
i
s
The act of digging (plural)
6.
h
r
t
h
An area near a fireplace
7.
a
s
i
l
a
An early Christian church designed like a Roman ___
8.
a
m
h
i
h
e
a
r
A sloping gallery with seats for spectators
9.
r
c
h
a
e
o
g
s
s
An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture (plural)
10.
v
a
d
a
l
i
Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
11.
c
n
n
a
d
e
s
Structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns (plural)
12.
t
r
i
m
Any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways
13.
r
e
s
e
s
A mural done with watercolors on wet plaster (plural)
14.
d
r
m
n
t
In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
15.
c
r
t
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
16.
m
a
l
e
The cloak as a symbol of authority
17.
c
o
r
A small group of indispensable persons or things
18.
c
r
e
n
t
A flow of electricity through a conductor (plural)
19.
a
g
a
Molten rock in the earth's crust
20.
a
v
a
Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
21.
c
i
n
d
e
A fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire (plural)
22.
e
n
t
A hole for the escape of gas or air
24.
e
t
i
l
e
Capable of reproducing