Fill In Sentences:
Southwest Peoples
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
cherish
submission
arid
classify
ritual
heritage
waver
culture
contemporary
archaic
renew
solstice
legendary
encroach
reclaim
1. After the summer in late June, the days slowly begin to shorten and the nights lengthen.
2. The Loch Ness Monster is a creature that people have been telling stories about far many years.
3. Jen grew to the old-fashioned bracelet, because it reminded her of her grandmother.
4. Many people of Irish decent celebrate their on St. Patrick's Day.
5. Jenny went to the reserve desk of the library to her ID card.
6. Race, gender, and age are just a few ways to an individual.
7. The guards expected complete from the prisoners, and would not tolerate any dissent.
8. They lit the candle and sang a sacred song during the religious .
9. In French , it is customary to greet family and friends by kissing them on each cheek.
10. If no one took care of the garden, weeds would on the lawn.
11. The catapult, which can fling stones and other objects at an enemy, is an weapon.
12. The presidential candidate was criticized for his tendency to on important issues.
13. Julie ordered furniture for her dorms room as she did not want anything too old-fashioned.
14. The desert is considered , as there is not much rainfall and little vegetation.
15. Gina had to her efforts to train her dog after it chewed up her shoes and her homework!r
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Definition Matching:
Southwest Peoples
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
renew
1. either of the two points at which the distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 22d and December 22d
cherish
2. well known, famous
contemporary
3. to care for someone or something in a kind and loving way
arid
4. valuable or important traditions handed down from generation to generation
culture
5. to get back something that is yours
ritual
6. to put things into groups according to their characteristics
heritage
7. the act of yielding to the authority or control of another
solstice
8. a set of actions that is always performed in the same way as part of a religious ceremony or social custom
submission
9. the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
classify
10. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
waver
11. very old-fashioned and not used anymore
encroach
12. to be uncertain or unsteady
legendary
13. up-to-date or modern
reclaim
14. excessively dry
archaic
15. to start something again after a break
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