Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Pichu
Vocabulary Words
curiosity - an eager desire to know
glorious - magnificent; splendid
granite - a very hard gray or pink rock that is formed when lava cools slowly underground
ruins - what is left after a building, wall, etc., has fallen to pieces
terraced - formed into flat, level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for raising crops
thickets - bushes or small trees growing close together
torrent - a violent, rushing stream of water
Word Roots
struct - to build
dur - long lasting
Spelling Words
tomorrow
borrow
different
rabbit
matter
written
bottle
ridden
odd
bubble
offer
suffer
slippers
grasshopper
worry
current
lettuce
saddle
shudder
hobby
Mississippi
recess
impossible
antennas
allowance