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Unit 5: Mexico City

Learn these words from the city profile (Inside: Level B, Unit 5).

Here are our links to the selections of "Close Encounters": Encounter, Culture Clash, Mexico City, When Cultures Meet, Old World New World; The Log of Christopher Columbus

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  1. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
  2. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  3. ordinary
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status
  4. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  5. success
    a state of prosperity or fame
  6. ancient
    belonging to times long past
  7. pyramid
    a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
  8. reflect
    show an image of
  9. replace
    move into the position of
  10. thrive
    make steady progress
  11. declare
    announce publicly or officially
  12. independence
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
  13. ruin
    a devastated building
  14. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  15. modern
    characteristic of present-day art and music and literature
  16. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  17. surrounded
    confined on all sides
  18. reminder
    an experience that causes you to remember something
  19. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  20. heritage
    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
Created on Wed Jul 27 16:18:05 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Jul 28 14:25:51 EDT 2016)

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