Glossary
Vocabulary (Sources found below)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
*The American Heritage Dictionary: College Edition
Agriculture (noun): the science, art, or practice of
cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in
varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting
products
Biologist (noun): one that studies the branch of knowledge
that deals with living organisms and vital processes
Composer (noun): one that composes; especially: a person who
writes music
Employee (noun): one employed by another usually for wages or
salary and in a position below the executive level
Employer (noun): one who provides an employee with a job that
pays wages or a salary
Hatchery (noun): a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or
fish)
Interstate (noun): any of a system of expressways connecting
most major U.S. cities -- called also interstate highway
Monument (noun): memorial stone or a building erected in
remembrance of a person or event
*Recreation (noun): refreshment of one’s mind or body after
work through some activity that amuses or stimulates; play
Reservation: (noun) a tract of land set apart by the federal
government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a
Native American people
Sculptor (noun) an artist who makes three-dimensional work of
art (as a statue)
Tourism (noun): the practice of traveling for recreation
Vacation (noun): a period spent away from home or business in
travel or recreation
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