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A Choose the correct word for each definition.

proof historian pottery millennium protection
predator preserve division melt scare away

1. millennium : n. a period of 1000 years
2. predator : n. an animal that kills and eats other animals
3. historian : n. a person who studies history, or the history of a particular thing
4. scare away : v. to make an animal or person go away by frightening them
5. division : n. the act of separating something into two or more different parts
6. pottery : n. pots, dishes, and other objects made out of baked clay
7. preserve : v. to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
8. protection : n. preventing people or things from being harmed or damaged
9. melt : v. to become a liquid when a solid substance has been heated
10. proof : n. facts, information, documents that prove something is true

B Match each of the vocabulary words with the correct synonym.

Vocabulary Word Synonym

1. by accident • • a. test, trial, examination

2. suddenly • • b. vehicle, conveyance

3. experiment • • c. abruptly, unexpectedly

4. climate • • d. by chance, accidentally

5. transport • • e. weather, temperature

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