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“Boomtown” Selection Vocabulary

Concept Vocabulary Bounty

Economic population

Selection Vocabulary Boom: having rapid growth

Business: work done to earn a living

Coins: round pieces of metal used as money

Fetched: went and got something

Laundry: a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed

Mending: sewing that repairs a hole or tear

Pick: a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle

Skillet: a type of frying pan

Spell: a period of time

MORE WORDS TO KNOW

Bustle: a noisy or excited activity

Nuggets: small, rough pieces of valuable metal ore Prospector: someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources

DISCUSS HOMONYMS

Content Vocabulary Business: a place where people make or sell things

Hire: to pay somebody to do a job

Orders: arrangements to buy things