Vocabulary Chapter 1 Unit 3

Front

v. to raise and train animals to live around humans (domesticated)

Back

domesticate

Front

v. to supply water using pipes or channels

Back

irrigate

Front

v. to be successful (flourished)

Back

flourish

Front

n. a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land

Back

isthmus

Front

adj. made up of different people or things

Back

diverse

Front

adj. healthy and full

Back

lush

Front

n. a natural well formed from a sinkhole (cenotes)

Back

cenote

Front

n. a relative of someone who lived in the past (descendants)

Back

descendant

Front

n. a large territory or group of people under the total control of one ruler or government

Back

empire

Front

n. a tool with small holes for separating big and small pieces (sieves)

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sieve