Module 2 Vocabulary

3. The coming together of people for a particular purpose.
8. Travel in a circle around a specific point.
9. The act of climbing downward.
11. To order punishment to be given to; sentence or convict
12. Practice or belief passed down through generations of a culture or group of people.
13. A special job given to a person or group of people.
15. Of speech, rapidly articulated so as to omit certain sounds.
16. Small coarse bits of sand or stone.
18. To make smaller in amount or size.
19. Lasting, or intended to last forever.
20. Having to do with or related to the moon.

1. A scientist who studies space.
2. To release someone from the legal consequences of a crime.
4. To fail to operate or function.
5. Easily broken; delicate
6. Done; skillful; Very able.
7. An object in the sky that moves around another larger object.
10. Something helpful
13. A story, often about gods or supernatural characters, passed down through generations to explain something about the world.
14. Ability to cause a person or thing to change without physically acting.
15. Arrangement of stars that seems to make a picture and that is named for that picture.
17. To grow with great health or success.