VOCABULARY QUIZ-WEEK 28

a well-known story that tells about events that are fantastical and happened in the past; these stories give reasons for something that happens in nature, such as thunder

• myth

• inherit

• garlands

• barren

stories, customs, and beliefs of ordinary people that are passed down to their children

• recount

• folklore

• cinders

• belched

to tell about the events and/or things that happened in life or in a story

• lagoon

• appease

• recount

• myth

to receive money, property, or something from someone who died such as a parent or grandparent

• folklore

• cinders

• lagoon

• inherit

an area of seawater that is separated from the ocean by rocks or sand

• lagoon

• barren

• recount

• garlands

ropes made of flowers or leaves

• lagoon

• barren

• recount

• garlands

when a chimney or volcano suddenly pushes out a large amount of smoke or fire

• lagoon

• myth

• belched

• appease

small, black pieces of ash that are left after a fire has burned

• garlands

• myth

• belched

• cinders

to try to make someone less angry by giving them what he or she wants

• appease

• folklore

• belched

• inherit

land that is dry and cannot grow plants or trees

• belched

• barren

• cinders

• inherit