Week 23: Vocabulary Vaqueros: America’s First Cowboys Dominated Flourished Extending Residents Sprawling Prospered Hostile Acquainted Acknowledged Decline

Dominated completely crushed or controlled Herds of cattle once dominated the plains. They were often the biggest thing in sight.

Extending making something larger or stretching it out This cowgirl wears chaps extending, or reaching, from the hips to the ankles.

Sprawling spread out over a wide area This cowboy rides his horse over the vast and sprawling range.

Hostile unfriendly, angry A farmer who is hostile, or unfriendly, to cattle ranchers can use fences to stop cattle drives.

Acknowledged recognized and agreed on This rodeo cowboy acknowledged, or recognized, his fans with a smile.

Flourished thrived and succeeded Cattle were driven to towns near rail lines. These towns flourished and grew rich.

Residents people who live in a place When cowboys were not living on the trail, they were residents in the ranch bunkhouse.

Prospered succeeded; thrived A cowboy who has prospered, or succeeded, may buy fancy boots and a hat.

Acquainted to know and be familiar with something or something Cowboys get to know one another on cattle drives. They become well acquainted.

Decline A lowering or fall in the number, amount, or value of something Because there has been a decline in cattle drives, there are fewer cowboys today.