Connecting Vocabulary C-1

atmosphere *	1 things made by people, particularly those made in ancient times

ancient *	2 armies are large groups of soldiers trained to fight on land

agricultural *	3 from times long ago

author *	4 farming, growing crops or raising animals

armies *	5 a person who is skilled at sports

athlete *	6 the layers of air that surround the earth

artifacts *	7 a person who writes something, such as a book or story

balances *	8 hides in the ground

bacteria *	9 give equal time or importance to. even

bury, buried, burying *	10 living things that are so small they can only be seen through

a microscope

celebrate, celebrated,	11 to catch and hold by force or skil

celebrating *

candidates *	12. a closed box for taking photographs

camera *	13. to honor a special day or event with a party or ceremony

cancer *	14. a harmful disease

capture, captured,	15. people who seek or are recommended for a job or award

capturing *

comfortable *	16. Things that are tall, thin, and go straight up like posts on a                                       building or smoke. A long column of numbers.

columns *	17. able to give comfort or ease

coast *	18. winner of first place. Blue ribbon

cliff *	19. a special practice or tradition. A wedding ceremony can be                                        very beautiful

citizens *	20. to bed of a river or stream. A TV station.

channel *	21. and along the sea. To glide

champion *	22. a person who is a member of a country or state

ceremony *	23. a high, steep face of rock that goes down sharply with                                            little or no slope

cooperate, cooperated,	24. to pass along or transmit information. To tell, show, or            cooperating *                  make known.

costumes *	25. All the people who live in a particular district or city.

crops *	26. clothing worn at a certain time or place for a certain purpose.

conifers *	27. trees or shrubs that bear comes, such as pines or spruces

communicate, communicated	28. to work together to get something done

communicating *

community *	29. Any farm products grown in the soil, such as  wheat, cotton, or                                   fruit. Cuts off the top

Connecting Vocabulary C-2

culture *	1. flows of water or air in a definite direction
currents *	2. a usual thing to do. A habit.
crystal *	3. a regularly shaped piece. Salt, sugar, and snow are all examples of crystals
custom *	4. the way of life of a certain people at a certain time. Growing of living cells.
disposition *	5. the lower part of a city or the main business section of a city or town
difficult *	6. hard to do, make, or understand
desert *	7. Causing death or likely to cause death. Able to kill.
deadly *	8. crowded or thick
decision *	9. the act or result of deciding, or making up your mind
dense *	10. one's general nature or mood. Someone with a good disposition is generally friendly, pleasant, and patient.
downtown *	11. a dry, sandy region with little or no plant life
ecosystem *	12. All the animals, plants, and bacteria that make up a particular community living in a certain environment. Each part of an ecosystem depends on the other parts to live.
earthquake *	13. Shaking or trembling of the ground, caused by the shifting of underground rock or by the action of a volcano
emergency *	14. to give hope or courage to someone
encourage, encouraged encouraging *	15. a situation that develops suddenly and calls for action or attention right away
enormous *	16. People who direct the creation of something. Some engineers build bridges and buildings. Other engineers create computer programs. People who drive trains are also called engineers because they run the engine of the train
equal *	17. a person who rules an empire. An empire is a group of countries or territories that is under the control of one government or ruler.
examine, examined, examining *	18. use up completely
engineers *	19, put in danger or peril
emperor *	20. the things and conditions that surround a person, animal, or plant and affect its growth, actions, or character
endanger, endangered, endangering *	21. look at something closely to find out facts about it
environment *	22. very large
equator *	23. of the same amount, size, or value
exhaust, exhausted, exhausting *	24. an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
fail, failed, failing *	25. talked about or known by a great number of people
famous *	26. unable to do something one tried to do

Connecting Vocabulary C-3

feet *	1. Units of measuring length. A foot is made up of twelve inches
growth *	2. To show the way to. To control or steer.
glacier *	3. a large mass of ice and snow that moves very slowly down a mountain or across land until it melts
guide, guided, guiding *	4. the process of growing larger of developing
harvest, harvested, harvesting *	5. feeling or showing joy
happiness *	6. where a person was born or grew up, or where they live now
hometown *	7. the act or process of gathering a crop, such as grain, cotton, or fruit
independence *	8. A student doctor. A person receiving training in law, teaching, or any other field of study
inches *	9. full or covered with ice. Something that is said to be icy is very cold and frosty
icy *	10. not ruled or controlled by another. Freedom.
intern *	11. units for measuring length. Twelve inches are in a foot.
kiva *	12. A special room in a pueblo used for ceremonies.
layers *	13. anything handed down from one generation to another
legacy *	14. a layer is a single thickness or coating. Layers are more than one layer.
line *	15. to fill something with items that need to be carried
load, loaded, loading *	16. a careful watching for someone or something
lookout *	17. a set of points forming a straight path going in two directions
mesas *	18. people who compose or perform music
miles *	19. something used in or on the body to treat disease, lessen pain, or heal
magnify, magnified, magnifying *	20. slippers made of soft leather
musicians *	21. dead bodies that have been kept from decaying by treatment with chemicals and being wrapped in cloth
medicine *	22. units for measuring length. A mile is equal to 5,280 feet
mummies *	23. large, high mountains having flat tops and steep sides
moccasins *	24. made to look or seem larger than it actually is
microscope *	25. a device with a lens or group of lenses for making very tiny things look larger so that they can be seen and studied
natural *	26. to do as one is told
obey, obeyed, obeying *	27. from nature. Born with a special ability.
objects *	28. things that can be seen, touched, or heard
ocean *	29. a time or occasion that is right for doing something
opportunity *	30. a very large body of salt water

Connecting Vocabulary C-3

organs *	1. a gas that has no color, taste, or odor and is important to living creatures on Earth
oxygen *	2. to be destroyed or ruined
perish, perished, perishing *	3. parts of animals or plants that have special purposes. Your heart, stomach, lungs, and brain are organs
pioneer *	4. people who are under the care of a doctor or nurse
patients *	5. a series of changes by which something develops
photograph *	6. having much power or strength
powerful * process *	7. a picture made using a camera 8. a person who goes before, opening up the way for others to follow
preserve, preserved, preserving *	9. an animal hunted for food by another animal. Predators feed on prey
poisons *	10. things that cause illness or death when taken into the body of a person, animal, or plant
prey *	11. to keep something in a certain condition
predators *	12. an unfair opinion or dislike of someone or something
prejudice *	13. that art of writing poems. A group of poems is also called poetry
poetry *	14. creatures that live by killing and eating other animals
protect, protected, protecting *	15. having to do with the country or the people who live there
remove, removed, removing *	16. to guard or defend against harm or danger
respond, responded, responding *	17. to answer or reply
ruin, ruined, ruining *	18. to destroy or damage beyond repair
rural *	19. to move to another place. To take away
sacred *	20. slanting sharply up or down
saliva *	21. having to do with religion. Honored.
sawdust *	22. to say that one plans to harm or punish
settle, settled, settling *	23. not too hot nor too cold
sickness * year *	24. the thin, watery liquid in a person's or animal's mouth 25. the condition of being sick or il.l
steep * tongue *	26. tiny bits of wood formed when sawing wood 27. to go and set up a community in. To do something
struggle, struggled, struggling *	28. A period of 365 days (366 in a leap year) divided into 12 months. the year is based on the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
summit *	29. the amount of heat or cold that something has. Temperature is measured with a thermometer
symbol *	30. the movable muscle attached to the floor of the mouth that is used in tasting, eating, drinking, and speaking
technology *	31. the highest point of something. The very top of a mountain is called the summit
temperate *	32. to strive, or try very hard, to do something
temperature *	33. an object, mark, or sign that stands for something. A flag is a symbol of a country.
threaten, threatened, threatening *	34. science as it is put to work as a useful tool