Wonders Unit 2

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest

Question 2

inscription

Answer 2

words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book like an engraving

Question 3

stationery

Answer 3

materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing

Question 4

yields

Answer 4

produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)

Question 5

domestic

Answer 5

to be part of one’s home, country, or family

Question 6

eaves

Answer 6

the overhanging, lower edges of a roof

Question 7

impudence

Answer 7

the state of being rude, bold, or disrespectful

Question 8

legacy

Answer 8

something handed down from the past

Question 9

meter

Answer 9

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

Question 10

speculation

Answer 10

the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

Question 11

alcove

Answer 11

a small space or room that opens out from a main area

Question 12

exotic

Answer 12

foreign; strange; unusual

Question 13

lyric poetry

Answer 13

has a songlike quality and expresses the speaker’s thoughts and feelings