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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.