advent (n)
/ˈæd·vent/

the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.

ambiguous (a)
/æmˈbɪɡ·ju·əs/

not clear and therefore capable of being understood in more than one way

connotation (n)
/ˌkɑn·əˈteɪ·ʃən/

an idea suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning

decipher (v)
/dɪˈsɑɪ·fər/

to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message

denote (v)
/dɪˈnoʊt/

to represent or mean something

illiterate (a)
/ɪˈlɪt̬·ər·ət/

not knowing how to read and write

ingenious (a)
/ɪnˈdʒin·jəs/

having a lot of intelligent new ideas and good at inventing things

inscription (n)
/ɪnˈskrɪp·ʃən/

words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal

phonetic (a)
/fəˈnet̬·ɪk/

relating to the sounds made in speaking

symbolic (a)
/sɪmˈbɑl·ɪk/

containing symbols, or being used as a symbol

movable (a)
/ˈmu·və·bəl/

able to be moved

handwriting (n)
/ˈhændˌrɑɪt̬·ɪŋ/

a person’s style of writing done with a pen or pencil

standard (a)
/ˈstæn·dərd/

believed to be correct and used by most people

printing (n)
/ˈprɪn·tɪŋ/

the act of producing letters, pictures, patterns, etc. on something by pressing a surface covered with ink against it

tombstone (n)
/ˈtumˌstoʊn/

a cut stone with writing on it that marks where a dead person is buried

roadside (n)
/ˈroʊdˌsɑɪd/

the edge of a road

milepost (n)
/ˈmaɪlpəʊst/

a post by the side of the road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

indirectly (r)
/ˌɪn·dəˈrek·tli/

in a way that is not direct or not connected in a simple way

alphabet (n)
 /ˈæl.fə.bet/

a set of letters arranged in a fixed order , used for writing a language

recombine (v)
/ ri.kəmˈbɑɪn/

to combine (things) again