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1. aborigine - A native inhabitant of a region
2. adapt - To make fit
3. arch - Something curved like an arch; the rainbow had an arch
4. architect - One who designs and supervises the construction of a building or other large structure
5. astrological - The divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and events by their positions and aspects
6. astronomers - One who is skilled in the study of the stars
7. awning - A roof-like cover extending over, or in front of, a place
8. base - Bottom
9. bay - A principle compartment of any part of a building
10. beacon - A warning or signaling light
11. bestowed - To give
12. branch - A stream that flows into another usually larger stream
13 capstone - The high point; crowning achievement
14. collapse - To break down completely
15. conduct - To serve as a channel for conveying; transmit
16. considerably - A great amount, degree
17. construction - The processes, art, or manner of building something
18. coral - A hard structure made of organisms living in the ocean
19. coral cay - A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand
20. coral reef - A strip or ridge of rocks, coral or sand
21. cornerstone - A stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall
22 .cross-braced - Crossed to make stronger
23. declared - To state officially or formally  
24 dedicated - To commit to a particular course of action
25. desecrated - To abuse the sacredness of something
26. drought - A long period without rain
27. earthquake - The slipping of two faults in the earth that causes the ground to shake  
28. electricity - Electric current used as a source of power
29. equinoxes - Either of the two times when the sun crosses the equator-autumnal equinox is the first day of fall; vernal equinox is the first day of spring
30. equipment - Tools  with which a person is supplied
31. erode - To make by wearing away
32. estimates - Guesses
33. exotic - intriguingly different
34. extraordinary - Beyond what is ordinary
35. faced - To front upon
36. figments - Something made up
37. foundation - The basis on which something sets
38. galleries - A porch
39. girder - The main support of a building, usually made of steel and wood
40. gladiators - A prize fighter
41. goddess - A female that humans worship
42. gorge - A deep narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, and enclosed between mountains
43. inlaid- Set into something
44. irrigate - To supply dry land with water by means of pipes, streams, or ditches
45. jade - A light green gem
46. kilometers - A way of measuring long distances, a little over half of a mile
47. latticed - Strips of iron woven to form open framework
48. lifeless - Having no life
49. lintel - The horizontal beam that forms the upper member of a window or doorframe
50. manta rays - Any of several fishes of the family Mobulidae, having large, extremely flattened bodies with wing-like pectoral fins              
51. minimum - Least possible way
52. Moslem - A religious believer in Islam
53. Mosque - Moslem house of worship
54. octagonal - Having eight sides and eight angles
55. originate - To begin
56. percent - A part of a hundred
57. piers - A pillar, rectangular in cross section; supporting an arch
58. plateau -  High level land
59. porcelain - A hard, white ceramic
60. predators - An animal that lives by preying upon other animals
61. range - An extended group or series
62. rebels - A person who rebels against an authority
63. resistance - A force that opposes motion
64. ridges - A long, narrow land elevation
65. shaft - A long narrow body that is thin and long
66. shell - The hard outer covering of something
67. souvenir - Momento
68. species - A kind, verity, or type
69. spectators - An observer of an event
70. structure - A building
71. summit - The point or part; the top of a mountain
72. surveyed - To inspect carefully
73. technology - The body of knowledge
74. tourist - A person who is sightseeing
75. trowel - A flat-bladed hand tool for leveling
76. volcanoes - A vent in the earth`s crust through which melted lava and gases are ejected