Common Core Vocabulary 8 http://quizlet.com/ELMSScobbie
Linguist: A person who speaks several languages and studies the structure of human speech
Literature: The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively
Luxury: Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
Mature: Fully developed
Medieval: Characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
Mediterranean: A large sea between two continents, Southern Europe and Northern Africa
Mestizos: A person of mixed Native American and European ancestory
Miniature: Being on a very small scale
Monarch: A ruler of a kingdom or empire
Moral: Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character
based on those principles
Myth: A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and
beliefs of a society
Negotiate: To discuss something in an attempt to reach agreement
Naturalize: To become a citizen of one country after being born in another country
Nourish: To provide with food necessary for life and growth
Negate: To nullify, deny, bring to nothing
Optic: Pertaining to vision
Oracle: Someone or something that can predict the future
Patron: A regular customer
Perspective: A way of looking at things
Pharaoh: The title of the ancient Egyptian kings
Pope: The head of the Roman Catholic Church
Prehistoric: Refers to events or objects that date to a time before writing developed and written records exist
Pact: An agreement between persons, groups or nations
Perish: To die; to be killed or destroyed
Prosperous: Successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off
Puritan: A member of the Church of England who settled in North America to follow Christian beliefs in a more
"pure" way
Pyramid: Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom
Reformation: A 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that
rejected the Pope's authority.
Renaissance: The revival of learning and culture
Revoke: To make invalid; deactivate
Resist: To express opposition through action or words
Savanna: A grassland with scattered trees; found in tropical regions of Africa, Australia, and South America
Scribe: A professional writer
Shogun: A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name
Stockbroker: An agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
Toboggan: A long, narrow, sled used on snow to carry people
Vineyard: A field where grapes are grown
Veto: The power to forbid or prevent
Viceroy: A governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
Victory: A successful ending of a struggle or contest