NOUNS

1. a humorous or malicious deception
4. a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record
7. a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
9. a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure
14. a momentary or partial view
15. the action or process of discovering or being discovered
16. a formal inquiry or systematic study
17. the action of explaining the meaning of something
18. an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed
19. a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event
20. the method of echolocation used in air or water by animals such as bats or whales

2. the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
3. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
4. a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes
5. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition
6. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
8. a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems
10. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
11. a particular system of faith and worship
12. an expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon
13. cruel and oppressive government or rule