| A | B |
|---|
| accurate | correct, true |
| adapt | change, adjust to fit |
| ashamed | feeling embarrassed or guilty |
| assimilate | fit in, become a part of |
| beckon | attract, signal someone to come to you |
| braids | thick lengths of hair made by twisting three or more lengths over and under each other |
| cultivate | prepare land for growing crops |
| desolate | barren, empty |
| expand | become larger |
| expansion | process of becoming larger or greater |
| frontier | the limit or boundary of some place |
| inhospitable | unpleasant, not welcoming |
| insist | say something firmly and refuse to change your mind |
| isolated | secluded, a long distance away from other people or things |
| line | the route of a railroad or other transportation |
| pause | stop for a short time |
| pioneer | one of the first people to be involved in something |
| plentiful | abundant, existing in large amounts |
| prairie | plains; a large area of flat, grassy land |
| recall | remember |
| shift | one of the set periods of time during which people work, for example at a factory |
| sod | grass and soil |
| thrill | excitement |
| track | the rails on which a train travels |
| transform | change completely |
| transformation | the process or result of a complete change |
