Week 21 Vocab Definitions – Atlantis: The Legend
of a Lost City
1. sacred (adj.): having to do with religion; very holy
2. guidance (n.): help or advice
that tells you what to do.
3. inhabitant (n.): a person or animal that lives in a particular place.
4. parapet (n.): a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge.
5. trim (v.): to cut (something) off something else; to remove something by cutting.
6. dedicate (v.): to set apart for a special use or purpose.
7. pinnacle (n.): the point of greatest success
or achievement; a high mountain
top.
8. thermal (adj.): of, relating to, or caused
by heat.
9. aqueduct (n.): a channel or pipe built to carry water over a long distance.
10. pillar (n.): a large post that helps to hold up something
(such as a roof).
11. commandment (n.): an important rule given by god that tells people
how to behave.
12. prosper (v.): to become very successful usually
by making a lot of money.
13. throng (v.): to go to (a place)
in a large group or in large numbers.
14. cargo (n.): the goods carried
by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle.
15. gradually (adv.): happening in a slow way over a long period of time.
16. infect (v.): to cause someone
to become sick.
17. ambition (n.): a particular goal;
something that a person hopes
to do or achieve.
18. greed (n.): a selfish desire to have more of something.
19. crumble (v.): to break (something) into small pieces;
to break down; to fall apart.
20. neglect (v.): to fail to take care of someone
or something.
21. fury (n.): rage; violent anger.
22. trident (n.): a spear that has three
points and that looks like a large
fork.
23. blister (v.): a swollen area of skin that is filled with liquid.
24. penance (n.): something that you do in order to show that you are sorry about doing
something wrong.
25. submerged (adj.): being under the surface of water.
Atlantis: The Legend of a Lost City
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