Vocabulary Week 5
Day 1
•Continent
•Desert
Day 1
• Continent ˈkänt(ə)nənt/ noun
• 1. Any of the world's
main continuous
expanses of land.
• (Africa, Antarctica, Asia,
Australia, Europe,
North America, South
America).
Day 1
• Desert - ˈdezərt/ noun
• 1. A dry, barren area of land, especially one
covered with sand, that is characteristically
desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
Day 2
•Plateau
•Griot
Day 2
• Plateau - plaˈtō/ noun
• 1. An area of relatively level high ground.
Day 2
• Griot - ˈɡrēō/ noun
• 1. A member of a
class of traveling
poets, musicians, and
storytellers who
maintain a tradition
of oral history in parts
of West Africa.
Day 3
•River
•Trade
route
Day 3
• River - ˈrivər/ noun
• 1. A large natural stream of water flowing in a
channel to the sea, a lake, or another such
stream.
Day 3
• Trade Route – noun
• 1 : One of the sea-lanes
and/or land-lanes
ordinarily used by
merchants to carry their
merchandise from place
to place.
Day 4
•Tribe
•Clan
Day 4
• Tribe - trīb/ noun
• 1. A social division in a
traditional society
consisting of families
or communities linked
by social, economic,
religious, or blood ties,
with a common
culture and dialect,
typically having a
recognized leader.
Day 4
• Clan - /klan/ noun
• 1. A group of people related by blood or
marriage.