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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Vocabulary for Town of Pompeii

The Town of Pompeii Vocabulary

  1. prosperous – having great success or good fortune,; well to do; wealthy
  2. acre – a measure of land; 4,840 square yards
  3. pedestrian – one who goes on foot; one who walks; a walker
  4. chisel – a tool with sharp edges that one holds in his or her hand to cut or shape wood, stone, etc.
  5. stonemason – a person whose job is to build with stone, brick, etc.
  6. whitewash – a mixture of lime, chalk, water, etc. to make walls white
  7. amphitheater – a round or open oval building with rising rows of seats around an open spac e
  8. colonnade – a row of columns
  9. gladiator – a man, often a slave, who fought in an arena as a public show in ancient Rome
  10. stage (v.) – to present as on stage
  11. inhabitant – a person living in a certain time
  12. seaport – a port or harbor used by ocean ships
  13. province – a region, district, or division of a country or nation
  14. frontier – the border between two countries
  15. cargo – the load carried by a ship, truck, etc.
  16. flourish – to grow quickly, to thrive; to be at the peak of

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