Vocabulary – James Wright
Chief Justice
Invested
Dampened
Erupted
Treaties
Evacuated
Frontiers
Glossary
Chief Justice: noun; Judge presiding over the highest court in that colony
Invested: verb; to spend money on something in the hope of a future return or benefit
Dampened: verb; to deaden or stifle something, or become deadened or stifled
Erupted: verb; to burst out suddenly or violently
Treaties: noun; a formal contract or agreement negotiated between countries or other political entities
Evacuated: verb; to empty a dangerous or potentially dangerous place of people
Frontiers: noun; the part of a country with expanding settlement that is being opened up by hunters, herders, and other pioneers in advance of full urban settlement