Unit 5: When Cultures Meet

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  1. route
    an established line of travel or access
  2. tool
    an implement used to perform a task or job
  3. contact
    a communicative interaction
  4. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  5. settler
    a person who resides in a new colony or country
  6. starve
    die of food deprivation
  7. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
  8. crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown commercially
  9. kernel
    the inner and usually edible part of a seed, grain, or nut
  10. twist
    extend in curves and turns
  11. choke
    check or slow down the action or effect of
  12. roam
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  13. rot
    break down
  14. trample
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  15. gobble
    eat hastily without proper chewing
  16. forever
    for a limitless time
  17. dyed
    (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
  18. suit
    be agreeable or acceptable
  19. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  20. rich
    marked by great fruitfulness
  21. pasture
    a field covered with grass and suitable for grazing
  22. monster
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  23. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  24. saddle
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  25. revolt
    rise up against an authority
  26. strike
    make a strategic offensive assault against an enemy
  27. swift
    moving very fast
  28. earth
    loose soft material that makes up the land's surface
  29. lodge
    any of various Native American dwellings
  30. hurl
    throw forcefully
  31. spear
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  32. suffocate
    die from lack of oxygen
  33. stampede
    run away in a headlong rush
  34. hide
    the dressed skin of an animal
  35. preserve
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition
  36. ceremonial
    marked by pomp or formality
  37. relocate
    move or establish in a new place
  38. attack
    launch an assault on; start warfare with
  39. adopt
    take up and practice as one's own
  40. major
    of greater importance or stature or rank
Created on Wed Jul 27 16:33:05 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Jul 28 14:26:11 EDT 2016)

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