“Opera, Karate, and Bandits”

Vocabulary

cultivate

• To cultivate land, you plow it and fertilize it before you plant seeds.

cultivate

• Verb

• To prepare land for planting crops

edible

Not all kinds of berries are edible.

edible

• adjective

• Fit or safe to eat

devised

• We devised a secret code that no one could decipher.

devised

• Verb

• To think out; invent; plan

mythology

• All the myths told that were told and written in Ancient Greece are known as Greek mythology.

mythology

• Noun

• A group of or collection of myths and legends.

diminished

• The campers’ supply of food diminished as the days wore on.

diminished

• Verb

• To make or become smaller

retrieved

The dog retrieved the bird from the pond.

retrieved

• Verb

• To get back; recover

hamlet

• New York City is much larger than a hamlet.

hamlet

• Noun

• A very small village.

melodrama

• The theater group decided to revive an old melodrama.

melodrama

• Noun

• A movie or play that emphasizes plot and action over characterization.

valiant

• The valiant knight saved the princess from danger.

valiant

• Adjective

• Brave; courageous; heroic