Texas Vocabulary

Peter Griffin (United States of America)
Some Texas social studies vocabulary words.
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  1. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  2. adventure
    a wild and exciting undertaking
  3. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
  4. ally
    a friendly nation
  5. ambush
    the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack
  6. annexation
    incorporation by joining or uniting
  7. associate
    bring or come into action
  8. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
  9. battle
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces
  10. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  11. blockade
    a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  12. bluff
    a high steep bank
  13. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  14. brand
    a name given to a product or service
  15. brave
    possessing or displaying courage
  16. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  17. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  18. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  19. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  20. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  21. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
  22. combative
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  23. comfort
    a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
  24. conceal
    prevent from being seen or discovered
  25. confederacy
    a union of political organizations
  26. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  27. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
  28. contribution
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
  29. corral
    a pen for cattle
  30. courage
    a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
  31. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
  32. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  33. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
  34. defeat
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  35. defense
    the act of guarding someone or something against attack
  36. destructive
    causing damage
  37. difficulty
    an effort that is inconvenient
  38. discovery
    the act of finding something
  39. disfigure
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  40. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  41. embark
    go on board
  42. encounter
    come together
  43. encroachment
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
  44. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  45. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  46. energy
    forceful exertion
  47. enforcement
    ensuring observance of or obedience to
  48. expanse
    a wide and open space or area, as of land, sea, or sky
  49. expectation
    belief about the future
  50. expedition
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey
  51. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  52. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  53. explore
    travel to or penetrate into
  54. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
  55. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
  56. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  57. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  58. flexibility
    the property of being easily bent or shaped
  59. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  60. friendship
    the state of being a helpful ally
  61. frontier
    a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
  62. gallon
    United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
  63. gather
    assemble or get together
  64. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
  65. grant
    let have
  66. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  67. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  68. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  69. haul
    draw slowly or heavily
  70. herd
    a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
  71. hero
    someone who fights for a cause
  72. hike
    walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
  73. historic
    belonging to the past
  74. homestead
    the house and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
  75. hospitable
    disposed to treat guests and strangers with generosity
  76. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  77. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  78. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  79. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  80. immune
    of the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  81. impassable
    incapable of being gone across or through
  82. incident
    a single distinct event
  83. independence
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
  84. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  85. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  86. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  87. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  88. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  89. inhabitant
    a person who lives in a particular place
  90. injure
    cause bodily harm to
  91. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  92. intercept
    seize, interrupt, or stop something on its way
  93. interpretation
    the act of expressing something in an artistic performance
  94. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  95. irrigate
    supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  96. irritable
    easily annoyed
  97. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  98. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  99. kin
    a person related to another or others
  100. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  101. laden
    filled with a great quantity
  102. landscape
    an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
  103. launch
    propel with force
  104. leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  105. leeway
    a permissible difference
  106. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  107. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  108. maim
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration
  109. margin
    the boundary line or area immediately inside the boundary
  110. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  111. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  112. maximize
    make as big or large as possible
  113. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  114. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  115. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  116. mission
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  117. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  118. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  119. notable
    worthy of attention or interest
  120. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  121. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
  122. optimism
    the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well
  123. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  124. perilous
    fraught with danger
  125. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  126. petroleum
    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
  127. possession
    anything owned
  128. preparation
    setting in order in advance some act or purpose
  129. prevention
    the act of hindering
  130. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  131. projected
    predicted in advance; probable
  132. protection
    the activity of shielding someone or something
  133. provisions
    a stock or supply of foods
  134. purpose
    what something is used for
  135. quarter
    one of four equal parts
  136. quest
    the act of searching for something
  137. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  138. radical
    far beyond the norm
  139. range
    a variety of different things or activities
  140. ranger
    an official responsible for managing an area of forest
  141. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority
  142. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
  143. recovery
    return to an original state
  144. remote
    located far away spatially
  145. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  146. repellent
    serving or tending to cause aversion
  147. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  148. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  149. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  150. retreat
    the act of withdrawing or going backward
  151. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  152. revolution
    a single complete turn
  153. risk
    a source of danger
  154. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  155. route
    an established line of travel or access
  156. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  157. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  158. scorch
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  159. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  160. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  161. search
    look or seek
  162. seize
    take hold of; grab
  163. settler
    a person who resides in a new colony or country
  164. significant
    rich in implication
  165. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  166. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  167. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
  168. span
    the distance or interval between two points
  169. specimen
    a bit of tissue or fluid taken for diagnostic purposes
  170. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  171. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
  172. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  173. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  174. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  175. survey
    determining opinions by interviewing people
  176. survival
    the state of remaining alive
  177. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  178. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  179. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
  180. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  181. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  182. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  183. testy
    easily irritated or annoyed
  184. throng
    a large gathering of people
  185. toil
    work hard
  186. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  187. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  188. trek
    any long and difficult trip
  189. trust
    belief in the honesty and reliability of others
  190. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  191. unbelievable
    beyond understanding
  192. understanding
    the condition of someone who knows and comprehends
  193. union
    the state of being joined or united or linked
  194. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  195. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  196. valor
    courage when facing danger
  197. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  198. venison
    meat from a deer used as food
  199. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  200. violence
    a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
  201. virus
    infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts
  202. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  203. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  204. wagon
    a wheeled vehicle drawn by an animal or a tractor
  205. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  206. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  207. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
  208. weary
    physically and mentally fatigued
  209. weigh
    have a certain heft
  210. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  211. wound
    an injury to living tissue
  212. yelp
    a sharp high-pitched cry
  213. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
Created on Fri Mar 21 13:17:06 EDT 2014 (updated Tue Mar 25 10:43:06 EDT 2014)

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