Vocabulary Builder Course 7

Lesson 10:

Fill in the Blank

Word List

Choose the best word from the list provided to correctly complete each sentence.

accoutrementsfastidious
functionalpatina
precludeprepossessing
prototyperedolent
romanticrustic

1.

Americans associate log cabins with or country life.
2.

Finns and Swedes knew how to build simple, homes from logs.
3.

The voyage from Europe was long, and any chance of bringing building materials was by limited cargo space.
4.

cabins built by settlers in New Sweden quickly became the for similar homes in other colonies.
5.

Many cabins had one room, no windows, and a simple fireplace with few .
6.

Some people trimmed the logs so that their walls would be flat instead of round.
7.

After the Civil War, architects found that log cabins had simplicity.
8.

They built Great Camps in the forests of the Adirondack Mountains.
9.

Although many log homes have acquired a/an of age, builders continue to develop new products and techniques.
10.

Many people who feel the of historic log cabins want to build their own modern log homes.
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