Vocab
What is a message sent by telegraph?
telegram
If animals move across a stream, they _____ the water.
traverse
If you are traveling on a highway that crosses the continent, the highway is...
transcontinental
The emergency required _________ action to save the persons life.
decisive
A person who is ________ will restrain from acting or speaking.
forbearing
civilization
If a mountainside has a sharp, rough surface it is...
rugged
if your family goes on a hike in deep narrow valleys, you are traveling in...
ravines
The fire was __________, so it kept us warm overnight
smoldering
The _______ worked hard to make slavery illegal.
abolitionist
If someone dies is an accident, the accident was...
fatal
If a store has an event marking its construction, the event is a...
groundbreaking ceremony
The patio furniture is made of wicker. What does that mean?
the furniture is made of thin twigs or branches woven together
At the convention, he stood in the _______ of the world's top scientists.
midst
Many people began to ________ to other countries once war broke out.
emigrating
If a basket is made of thin twigs woven together it is...
wicker
If you see frameworks holding up a railroad, they are...
trestles
You haul your clothes to the laundry. What do you do>
You drag or pull your clothes to the laundry.
They did not want to ________ their visitors by talking solely about local problems.
alienate
The ________ person will choose to do what is good for others.
righteous
If two people student the land in great detail they are...
surveyors
If a loud sound is rough or unpleasant, it is...
harsh
You can traverse the field by foot. What does that mean?
You travel or move across the field.
Because the student had such _____ for the topic, others soon became excited to hear more.
enthusiasm
The ______ set sail on a long voyage to visit new places.
mariner