Vocabulary

• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• rub up against: To press or be pressed against someone or something while moving.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• retina: Part of the eye that senses light
• nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
• poop: Feces
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
• backbone: Strength and determination
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• call: A order or request for action
• tortoise: Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
• purr: To make a soft, pleasing humming noise like a cat
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• enter: To start a career or an education
• angular: Having one or more sharp angles
• colour: To change or affect someone's opinion
• fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
• calico: Made of calico; patterned like calico
• hz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves