Week One Vocab Crossword
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1) Intended to beautify: intended to improve somebody's physical appearance
3) situated toward mouth of river: situated toward or nearer the mouth of a river
4) Wild animal resembling dog: a carnivorous scavenging animal resembling a dog, with a sloping back and loping gait.
6) A reservoir for collecting surface drainage or runoff.7) 1.material resembling paper: writing material used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans that was made from the pith of the stem of a water plant
10) Round red fruit: a round reddish fruit with a tough rind enclosing numerous seeds within a tart juicy red pulp.
12) Edible plant: an edible plant with dark green leaves rising from a close-set white base, related to the onion.
14) Fit for cultivation, as by plowing.
16) State of being under water: the situation that results when land that is usually dry is covered with water as a result of a river overflowing or heavy rain.
19) any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men21) Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants23) Something that decorates: something that decorates or adds beauty to something else
24) Refinement; culture.26) Stone pillar: a pillar of stone, especially one built as a monument, that has a square base and sides that taper like a pyramid toward a pointed top
27) Remove chaff from grain: to separate grain from its husks chaff by tossing it in the air or blowing air through it
28) 29) Bulb with strong odor: a bulb or clove with a pungent odor and flavor that is commonly used in cooking.
31) lattice for supporting plant: a lattice of wood, metal, or plastic used to support plants, usually fixed to a wall
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2) the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family5) A trawl net.
To catch (fish) with a trawl.
8) Hanging ornament or jewelry: an ornament or a piece of jewelry that hangs from a necklace, bracelet, or earring
9) A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse.
11) Pressed fold: a vertical fold in cloth or other material, usually one of a number, sewn into position or pressed flat
13) A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water15) Plural of ox. Cow or bull: a male or female bovine animal, especially one belonging to a domestic breed.
17) toward source: in or toward the source of a river or stream
18) Lucky jewelry or object: an ordinary object that is supposed to provide protection against bad luck or negative forces
20) Triangular land area at river mouth: a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet.
22) To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life.
25) 1.ancient 2-wheeled vehicle: a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle without seats, used in ancient times in races, warfare, or processions
29) structures for storing bulk materials.30) Horned mammal: a cud-chewing mammal with a smooth brown or gray coat, two-toed hooves, and unbranched horns.
32) A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.
33) Flightless bird: a two-toed fast-running bird with a long bare neck, small head, and fluffy drooping feathers. It cannot fly, and is the largest living bird.
34) Narrow belt: a cord worn around the waist to hold in a large loose-fitting garment such as a kaftan or a monk's habit.
35) Fertile land in desert: fertile ground in a desert where the level of underground water rises to or near ground level, and where plants grow and travelers can replenish water supplies.
36) Egyptian water-moving machine: in ancient Egypt, a water-raising device consisting of a suspended pivoting pole with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other
37) Grain warehouse: a warehouse or storeroom for grain
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