Unit 5 Week 2 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

A place where people live when they first arrive in an area that is new to them

Accepted Answer

settlement

Question 2

To collapse or fall

Accepted Answer

topple

Question 3

The pioneers were awed by the the size of the ______ west of the Mississippi.

Accepted Answer

territories

Question 4

Expressed ridicule or contempt toward something

Accepted Answer

scoffed

Question 5

We watched the dog jump off the pier and go ______ into the lake.

Accepted Answer

plunging

Question 6

Falling or moving downward very quickly

Accepted Answer

plunging

Question 7

Pioneers build many _______ as they moved west.

Accepted Answer

settlements

Question 8

Dried up from heat or lack of moisture

Accepted Answer

withered

Question 9

Tony's sister _____ at his dream of becoming a famous movie star.

Accepted Answer

scoffed

Question 10

To shrink, wrinkle, or wither

Accepted Answer

shrivel

Question 11

Large areas of land where people start living in a region new to them

Accepted Answer

territories

Question 12

The ______ carefully panned for gold in the river.

Accepted Answer

prospector

Question 13

The line of dominoes began to _____ over slowly.

Accepted Answer

topple

Question 14

A person who looks for gold, silver, or other minerals in the ground

Accepted Answer

prospector

Question 15

A whole field of sunflowers ______ and died during the drought.

Accepted Answer

withered

Question 16

Grapes left in the hot sun will eventually _______ up and turn into raison.

Accepted Answer

shrivel

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