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Wordly Wise lesson #3 book #2
vocabulary words
15
Language - English
5th Grade
12/10/2009

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Term
ancestor
Definition

n.1.a person from whom one is descended

 

2. An early kind of animal from which later ones have developed; a forerunner

Term
carnivore
Definition

n. a flesh eating animal

adj. carnivorous

flesh-eating

Term
comprehend
Definition

v. to understand

n. comprehension the act of understanding; the ability to understand

Term
duration
Definition
n. the time during which something lasts or continues
Term
evident 
Definition
adj. easy to see and understand; obvious, clear
Term
extinct
Definition

adj. 1. No longer existing or living

2. No longer active

Term
ferocious
Definition

adj. savage; fierce.

n. ferocity The state or quality of being fierce

Term
gigantic 
Definition
adj. Very large; like a giant in size
Term
obscure
Definition

v. to cover up or to keep from being seen

adj. 1. hard to see; hidden

2. Not easy to understand

Term
option
Definition

n. a choice, or something that is available as a choice

adj. optional left to a choice

Term
premature
Definition
adj. too early; happening or arriving before proper time
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preserve
Definition

v. 1. To save; to keep from harm; to protrect

2. to keep from rotting or spoiling 

Term
prey
Definition

n.1, An animal that is hunted for food. 

2. One that is helpless or unable to resist attack; a victim

v. 1. To hunt (animals) for food

2. To take from or rob using violence or trickery.

Term
puny
Definition

adj. 1. Weak

2. Lacking in size, strength, or power

Term
survive
Definition

v. 1. to stay alive while where there is a chance of dying or being killed 

2. To continue living or existing through a threatening situation 

survivor

n. One who stays alive while others die

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