Vocabulary Week 13

1. Vocabulary Week 13

2. Week 13 Day 1 • Adobe • Confederation • Treason • Isthmus • Terrace Farming

3. Answer Day 1 • Adobe - a·do·be noun • 1. A kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks

4. Answer Day 1 • Confederation - con·fed·er·a·tion noun • 1. An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

5. Answer Day 1 • Treason - trea·son noun • 1. The crime of betraying one's country

6. Answer Day 1 • Isthmus -isth·mus noun • 1. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

7. Answer Day 1 • Terrace Farming - Terrace farming is a type of farming  that was developed first by the Inca people. This method of farming uses "steps", called andenes, that are built into the side of a mountain or hill.

8. Week 13 Day 2 • Ultimatum • Assassination • Funeral • Outcast • Dominate

9. Answers Day 2 • Ultimatum - ul·ti·ma·tumnoun • 1. Afinal demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.

10. Answer Day 2 • Assassination - as·sas·si·na·tionnoun • 1.The action of Killing someone. The murder of a public figure.

11. Answer Day 2 • Funeral - fu·ner·alnoun • 1. The ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation.

12. Answer Day 2 • Outcast - out·castnoun • 1. A person who has been rejected by society or a social group

13. Answer Day 2 • Dominate - dom·i·nateverb • 1. Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over. Mr. Hooker→ ← You