Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• further out: At a greater distance; more distant.
• passed by: Went past someone or something.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
• going on: To continue doing something
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• floral: Made of, or decorated with pictures of flowers
• nectar: Sweet liquid found in plants
• lavender: Plant with pale purple flowers, giving scented oil
• pollination: Putting pollen on a plant so it makes seeds
• pollinate: (Of bees) to put pollen on plant so it makes seed
• sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
• violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
• sequester: To keep a person/group separate from others
• eyesight: Normal use of the faculty of vision
• scented: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• pollinator: Insect moving pollen from one plant to another
• pendant: Ornament that hangs from a chain worn on the neck
• tubular: Long, round and with hollow inside; made of tubes
• butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
• hummingbird: Tiny iridescent bird that hovers while feeding
• bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area