Missouri History
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- succotash
- A food of beans and corn cooked together.
- product
- Anything that is grown, made, or manufactured.
- design
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1)The arrangement of form, detail, and color in a building, a painting, or a weaving.
2)A drawing, plan, or sketch of something to be made. - power
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1)Strength.
2)The ability to act or do, control over. - missionary
- A person going out to do religious work.
- bison
- The buffalo of North America; an animal with a large, shaggy head, strong front legs, and short, thick, curved horns.
- cupboard
- A closet or cabinate with shelves to hold dishes and food items.
- ancestor
- A relative or family member who lived long ago.
- hominy
- A food made from hulled corn.
- mastadon
- A very large animal like an elephant that no longer lives on earth.
- plaster
- A soft, sticky mixture that hardens when it dries and is used for walls and ceilings.
- spring
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1)To leap.
2)To jump up.
3)A flow of water coming from the earth.
4)A season of the year. - kettle
- A pot used for boiling liquids.
- gumbo
- A soup thickened with okra pods.
- fringe
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1)A border on a piece of clothing or cloth.
2)Something that is on the edge. - continent
- One of the seven great land masses of the earth.
- lard
- Fat from hogs used for cooking.
- game
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1)A contest played according to a set of rules.
2)Wild animals, birds, and fish hunted or caught for food and sport. - chandelier
- A fixture with several branches of lights, usually hanging from the ceiling.
- mineral resource
- Material having value that is taken from the earth.
- descendant
- A family member from a later generation.
- artifact
- A thing or object made by people.
- swampland
- Low-lying land that collects water and is always wet and spongy.
- mammoth
- A huge, hairy, elephant-like mammal with long curved tusks that no longer exists.
- soybeans
- A plant grown for animal food, vegetable oil, flour, and meal.
- government
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1)Rule over a country, state, district.
2)The system of ruling. - flatboat
- A large boat with a flat bottom and squared ends, often used to float down a river.
- shingles
- Pieces of wood or other material that are used to cover roofs, walls, and so-forth.
- climate
- The average weather conditions of a particular place or region, including temperature, rainfall, wind, and sunlight.
- loft
- A space just below the roof of a building.
- temperate
- A climate that is not very hot or very cold.
- moccasin
- A soft leather shoe or sandal without a heel.
- plains
- Broad stretches of flat land.
- island
- An area of land that is smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water.
- archeologist
- An expert in archeology who studies the people, customs, and social life of ancient times from the ruins of cities, tools, vessels, and other artifacts.
- turbine
- An engine or motor that is run by the force of water, steam, or air.
- whitewash
- A mixture of lime and water painted on walls or fences to whiten them.
- canoe
- A small, light boat moved by paddles.
- furs
- The soft hair covering the skins of certain animals.
- electricity
- A form of energy that can produce light, heat, and motion.
- bog
- Soft, wet ground.
- prehistoric
- Having to do with the time before people began writing down what happened in their lives.
- coastline
- The outline of the seashore or land along the sea or ocean.
- parka
- A hooded jacket worn in cold weather.
- ceremony
- A special form or set of acts to be done on special occasions.
- license
- A permit from a government allowing someone to do a certain thing.
- plaza
- A public square in a city or town.
- boatman
- A person who uses a boat or works on a boat.
- shutters
- Movable covers for a window, usually a pair.
- merchant
- A storekeeper, a person who buys and sells things.
- governor
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1)A person selected to be in charge of something.
2)The main leader of a state. - General Assembly
- A group of people elected to make laws for a state.
- constitution
- The basic law or rules of government for a nation, state, or organized group.
- perfumes
- Liquids with the sweet smell of flowers.
- compromise
- A settlement of a dispute in which each side gives up some of its demands.
- colony
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1)A group of persons who move from their own land to start a settlement somewhere else.
2)The place or country settled by such a group. - newcomer
- A person who has just come to a place.
- copper
- A reddish-brown metal that is an excellent carrier of electricity.
- mortar and pestle
- A container (mortar) and a club-shaped tool (pestle) used for grinding or pounding something into a powder.
- carpenter
- A person who builds houses, barns, and other things of wood.