Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• keystone species: A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• go on: To continue doing something
• interact with
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• on a day-to-day basis: Happening regularly every day as a routine.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• important: Having power or authority
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• demeanor: The way a person behaves toward other people
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• staff: Employees of a company
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• great: Very good; better than before
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• orphan: Child whose parents have died
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• upside: Above, over
• munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
• veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
• grove: Small group of trees giving pleasant shade
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• keystone: Central building block at the top of an arch
• lymphoma: Type of cancer that affects the lymph nodes
• coloration: The particular colors or pattern of color
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet