3. annually
adv. once a year; every year
yearly
One of the most notable rodeos in the country is held annually in Wyoming.
4. ascribe
v. to believe something to be the result or work of
attribute, credit, assign
Tradition ascribes the epic poems to Homer, but little is known about him.
5. imprint
n. a mark or impression made by pressure
mark, track, trace
6. apace with
ph. keeping pace with
abreast with
The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as a whole.
7. cradle
n. a bed for a small baby, especially one that can be rocked; a place of origin
bassinet, cot, birthplace
The Nile River is the longest river in the world and the cradle of civilization.
8. undoubtedly
adv. without any doubt; surely
certainly, doubtlessly, unquestionably
Undoubtedly , game animals were major components of human diets.
9. cunning
adj. clever in deceiving
deceptive, shrewd, sly
Although they were cunning hunters, primitive humans were still threatened by certain
animals.
10. enigmatic
adj. mysterious and very hard to understand
obscure, ambiguous
The rise of Neanderthal man is somewhat enigmatic despite the relative abundance of fossils.
11. abundant
adj. existing in large amounts
plentiful, profuse, ample
Some women specialized in the gathering of the abundant shellfish that lived closer to shore.
12. account for
1) ph. to give a reason or explanation for something
2) ph. to constitute; to form
1) explain, clarify 2) make up
Various methods of spattering the glaze onto the ware account for the extremely wide variations in
color.
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