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Thanksgiving Vocabulary Quiz

Directions: Match the definitions in the right column with the correct word in the left column.
There are more definitions than words.




harvest
feast
settler
cranberry
pilgrims
colony
gravy
blessing
yams
turkey


1. a large bird that is native to America and is usually eaten on Thanksgiving.

2. juice that drips from cooking meat, or a sauce made by thickening and seasoning this juice.

3. a territory governed by a distant country, often settled by citizens of that country.

4. the time when ripened crops are gathered or the gathering of the crops.

5. a person who settles in a previously uninhabited or new area; colonist.

6. another name for the sweat potatoe.

7. a special favor, benifit, or gift from God.

8. feeling or showing appreciation for kindnesses or benefits; thankful.

9. a person who takes an unusually long trip for a religious purpose.

10. any sumptuous and elaborate meal.

11. a small red edible berry that grows in Noth America.


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