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Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| characteristic | distinguishing one person or thing from others; special |
| corrode | wear or eat away gradually |
| engulfed | swallowed up; overwhelmed |
| exploit | make use of |
| extract | pull or draw out |
| hoard | what is saved and stored away |
| rivet | metal bolt with a head at one end and the other hammered into another head |
| solvents | substances that can dissolve other substances |
| log cabin | small roughly-built house made of logs |
| lumber | timber roughly cut into boards |
| miners | people who work in a mine |
| prospect | explore a region for oil, gold, or other minerals |