Vocabulary

• puff up: To cause something to get larger than normal
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• seal off: To close an entrance to a place
• squeeze out: To remove an object by pressing something firmly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• evolve: To develop certain features
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• spike: The top point in a graph
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• tiny: Very, very small
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• require: To demand that someone does something
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• couple: To join something to something else
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• delicacy: Something pleasing because of its good taste
• leave: To go away from; depart
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• drawback: A disadvantage or problem
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• fill: To make something full
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• aggravate: To make a negative situation even worse
• porcupine: Large rodents with sharp bristles
• circumference: Length around an outer boundary, e.g. a circle
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• accordion: Musical instrument you squeeze with your hands
• puffer: Poisonous fish that inhales air when threatened