Week 27 Vocabulary Intro

What does the word "plunging" mean?

• When something grows in size

• When something quickly moves downward

• When something balances on a point

• When something dries out

What is a "prospector"?

• A person who makes fun of something

• A person who owns a large area of land

• A person who searches for valuable things in the ground

• A person who builds settlements

What does "territories" refer to?

• A place where people live

• Areas of land or space that belong to someone or some group

• A state of being withered

• A state of being balanced or stable

What does it mean to "scoff" at something?

• To search for it

• To balance it

• To make fun of it or not believe it's true

• To quickly move it downward

What does "topple" mean?

• To dry out and shrink

• To move quickly downward

• To fall over because it's not balanced or stable

• To make fun of something

What is a "settlement"?

• A place where something falls over

• A place where people live, like a town or village

• A person who searches for valuable things

• An area of land that belongs to someone

What does "withered" mean?

• To balance on a point

• To search for valuable things

• To dry out and lose strength or health

• To quickly move downward

The diver was ​ (a)   into the pool from the diving board.​ ​

• plunging
• falling
• jumping

The grape began to ​ (a)   in the hot sun.

• rot
• decay
• shrivel

The ​ (a)   searched for gold in the mountains with his pickaxe and his best friend.

• prospector
• donkey
• old man