Reading Unit 2
Unit 2: Week 1 Contributions
Spelling List
Vocabulary List
echoes photos data
scarves volcanoes shelves
media bacteria wolves
dominoes solos thieves
wives cuffs staffs
buffaloes sheriffs tornadoes
sopranos loaves
artifact: human-made object from a particular period in history
communal: shared by a group
derived: original origin
inscription: something that is written, engraved, carved, or painted as a lasting record
millennium: period of 1,000 years
stationery: writing paper or envelopes
utilize: to use something
yields: amounts or quantities of something produced or grown
Unit 2: Week 2 Democracy
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Vocabulary List
sloped stifling marveled
sipped encouraged permitting
orbiting credited labored
patrolling referred regretting
totaled unraveling uttered
reviving surrounding accused
confiding hovered
aspiring: seeking ambitiously; trying strongly to achieve a goal
foundation: basis; something that supports or justifies
preceded: went before or ahead of
principal: First in importance; greatest
promote: to help in doing something, such as growing
restrict: to confine; to keep within limits
speculation: deep thought or reflection; wonderment
withstood: Held out against; resisted the effects of
Unit 2: Week 3 ancient societies
Spelling List
victim wallet kingdom
factor banner dwelling
mental formal pantry
ballot prosper pumpkin
muffler ragged snapshot
barren necklace fabric
ponder funnel
Vocabulary List
alcove: a small space set back in a wall or room
commerce: the buying and selling of products to make money
domestic: related to family or life at home
exotic: unusual and interesting
fluent: someone who speaks or writes a certain language well
stifling: means suffocating or extremely close
upheaval: a major or sudden change that often creates problems or distress
utmost: the greatest or highest degree
Unit 2: Week 4 influences
Spelling List
brutal secure panic
cabin fever voter
vanish nylon detect
resist labor focus
rival recite topic
amid unit rotate
vital lament
Vocabulary List
benefit: an advantage
deftly: done in a skillful, quick, and clever way
derision: ridicule or lack of respect
eaves: lower overhanging edges of a roof
expertise: when someone masters a certain skill
impudence: a behavior that is rude, bold, or disrespectful
legacy: something handed down from the past
symmetry: beauty and balance in shape and appearance
Unit 2: Week 5 past and present
Spelling List
beagle noodle dimple
simple royal national
valuable survival muscle
whistle squabble durable
incurable scramble scruple
quadruple noodle squiggle
throttle securable
Vocabulary List
commemorate: what action you take to honor or remember something from the past
contemplate: think about something seriously for a long time
forlorn: a person that is lonely or miserable
majestic: if something is grand and impressive
lyric poetry: has a songlike quality and expresses the speaker's thoughts and feelings
sonnet: a 14-line poem that expresses a single, complete thought
rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem
meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem