Lesson 14 - Anthropology

Question 1

assimilate

Answer 1

v. To consume and incorporate; to become similar

Not all of the overseas students could assimilate into the rigidly controlled school.

assimilate into

Question 2

cremation

Answer 2

n. The act of burning the dead

Cremation is particularly common in Japan, where land for burial is very limited.

cremate v.

Question 3

domesticate

Answer 3

v. To make something suitable for being in a home

…domesticate the tiger, …………

usually a plant or animal

domestic adj.

Question 4

folklore

Answer 4

n. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally

folkloric adj.

Question 5

fossilize

Answer 5

v. To become preserved in clay or stone or ash after death, so that a natural record is left of the original organism; to become rigid and stuck in old ways

fossilization n., fossil n.

Question 6

relic

Answer 6

n. Something left from a long-ago culture, time period, or person

Relics of the war can still be found in the sand dunes along this shore.

Question 7

rite

Answer 7

n. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose

Many cultures have fertility rites that supposedly make it more likely for women to bear children.

Question 8

ritually

Answer 8

adv. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit

The children kissed their parents on the cheek before bed.

ritual n., ritual adj.

Question 9

saga

Answer 9

n. A long story about important events long ago

Many American families tell sagas about their ancestors’ arrival in the United States.

Question 10

vestige

Answer 10

n. A visible trace that something once existed.

The wilted flowers were the only vestige of their romantic weekend.