The document provides vocabulary words and their definitions from Project Mulberry Chapter 11-12. It defines 12 words: strategy, sustain, gestured, erode, occupied, fertile, prone, indignant, genuine. For each word it provides the definition and an example sentence from the specified chapters to illustrate the meaning of the word in context. The vocabulary words cover a range of topics from farming practices to emotions.

1. Project Mulberry Vocabulary, Ch. 11-12 For Week of September 14th

2. strategynoun A plan or method for obtaining a specific goal But I hadn’t come up with a strategy yet. (pg.129)

3. sustainverb “The first thing you should know about this place is that it’s what’s called a ‘sustainable’ farm, “ Mr. Maxwell said. (Pg. 131) To keep up or keep going

4. gesturedverb Movements that express thought or emotion (that communicate!) He gestured at the field. (Pg. 131)

5. erodeverb To eat away “Now, we can’t leave the cows in there for too long – they’d eat up all the grass and erode the soil.” (pg.131)

6. occupiedadjective Taken or filled up The field’s been occupied the whole time… (pg. 133)

7. fertileadjective Bearing crops; abundantly productive “That’s my main job – making sure the soil stays fertile so the grass grows well.” (pg. 134)

8. proneadjective People who fall behind in class are more prone to… I am accident-prone!! Having a tendency to something; more likely to… Battery chickens are also more prone to diseases…” (Pg. 135)

9. indignantadjective Feeling that something is very unjust or insulting “That’s not fair!” “Aliens!” I said, indignant. (Pg. 149)

10. genuineadjective Not counterfeit; authentic, real I wanted it to be something really special – something that would deserve genuine homemade silk thread. (pg. 153)