WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

EGYPTIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was this?decipher
A
a stone that contained textin hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek, used by Jean Champollion to decipher hieroglyphics
B
figure out the meaning
C
a writing system in which symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand) decipher [=decode] a secret message. The ancient scrolls were recently deciphered. [=translated] We spent hours trying to decipher [=figure out] the lyrics to the song.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible) 2. to convert from code into plain text; decode.

Detailed explanation-3: -Decipher Sentence Examples She couldn’t decipher what he had to be feeling. In the meantime, he’d learn to use the compass better and decipher the symbols. She was able to decipher some of it after all the tests she’d been through. Kiera looked at her, attempting to decipher her warning.

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