Wonders Unit 2 Flashcards
artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
communal
shared by all members of a community; for common use.
derived
obtain something from (a specified source).
inscripted
words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.
yields
produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
adversty
difficulties; misfortune.
smuggle
move (goods) illegally into or out of a country.
spindly
(of a person or limb) long or tall and thin.
extract
remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
folinge
plant leaves collectively.
hyrothesis
look thoughtfully for a long time at.
forlon
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
meter
the SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system.
ryme schme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.