CKLA Chp 3 VOCAB

to explain or determine the meaning of something

• disperse

• dwindle

• interpret

• distinct

different in a noticeable way

• artisan

• tunic

• stucco

• distinct

a simple machine made of a wheel or set of wheels used with a rope or chain to raise and lower objects.

• lever
• inclined plane
• pulley
• wedge

a wet substance that hardens as it dries to hold bricks or stones together

• stucco

• glue
• jelly

• mortar

a type of plaster used as decoration or to cover walls

• plasterboard
• concrete
• stucco
• mortar

to spread apart in different directions

• unite
• disperse

• merge
• converge

sudden, widespread illness

• epidemic
• artisan

• outbreak
• contagion

a person who is skilled at making things by hand; a craftsman

• engineer
• interpreter

• artisan
• mechanic

a knee-length piece of clothing, like a simple dress

• blouse
• stucco

• skirt
• tunic

to become smaller or lessen over time

• increase
• expand
• grow
• dwindle