Literature SQ: Section 1 Vocabulary

​Concerto

-a musical composition for instruments where a single instrument is set off against an orchestral ensemble

​Foliage

-the leaves of a plant or many plants

​Bush

-a large area (such as in Australian or Africa) that has not been cleared and is not used for farming

​Bunyip

-a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes

​Transistor Radio

-a portable, pocket-sized radio that used transistors to reduce the size and power consumption of the device

​Bandicoot

-a group of around 20 species of marsupial mammal from Australasia. They are medium to small in size, are omnivores and mostly nocturnal.

​Pungent

-having a strong, sharp taste or smell

​Indigenous

-native to a particular region or environment

​Aboriginal

-relating to the native people of Australia

​Custodian

-someone who keeps and protects something valuable for another person

​Temperate

-having temperatures that are not too hot or too cold

​Revenue

-money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization; money that is collected for public use by a government through taxes

​Imperative

-very important

​Penal Colony

-overseas settlement established for punishing criminals through forced labor and isolation from society