Vocabulary for Early American Civilizations Domain 5 harvest

Vocabulary for Early American Civilizations Domain 5

harvest Definition: To gather a crop that is ready to be eaten. Sentence: The girl can harvest tomatoes every summer.

noiselessly Definition: Without making a sound. Sentence: The cat crept noiselessly after the bird.

market Definition: A public space where people buy and sell food and other goods. Sentence: The people are buying fresh fruits and vegetables at the farmers’ market.

accurate Definition: Exactly right; correct. Sentence: The boy was happy when his answer to the question was accurate.

legend Definition: A story told over the years that may or may not be true, but that many people know. Sentence: Have you heard the legend about George Washington and the cherry tree?

stationary Definition: Not moving; set in one place. Sentence: The rock is a stationary object in the garden.

emperor Definition: The ruler of an empire. Sentence: Moctezuma was the emperor of a large empire.

enormous Definition: very big; large Sentence: The lady’s hat was so enormous that it was bigger than her head.

possessions Definition: Things that you own Sentence: Some of my favorite possessions are my family photographs and my jewelry.

forbidden Definition: Something you are not allowed to do Sentence: Unless you were royalty, you were forbidden from entering the castle.

trek Definition: a long, difficult journey Sentence: The trek along the trail from Maine to Georgia took months and months.