Vocabulary
Archaeologist ar-kee-OL-uh-jist
Meaning: A person who studies old things and places.
Same: historian, researcher
Opposite: None
Example: An archaeologist digs up old artifacts.
Collects kuh-LEKTS
Meaning: To gather things and keep them.
Same: gather, pick up
Opposite: throw away, lose
Example: She collects leaves from the park.
Artifacts AR-tuh-fakts
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Nature NAY-chur
Meaning: The world around us, including plants, animals, and landscapes.
Same: environment, outdoors
Opposite: city, indoors
Example: She loves spending time in nature.
Dead ded
Meaning: Not alive.
Same: deceased, lifeless
Opposite: alive, living
Example: The dead leaves fell from the tree.
Branches BRAN-chiz
Meaning: Parts of a tree that grow out from the trunk.
Same: limbs, twigs
Opposite: None
Example: The branches of the tree were swaying in the wind.