Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• for instance: As an example.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• gas out: To lose power or energy, especially fuel.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• instance: An example of something; case
• evolve: To develop certain features
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• creature: Animal of any type
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• defense: Argument in support of something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• alive: Living; not dead
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• derive: To come from another thing
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• biology: The study of living things
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• hermit: Person that lives alone and away from society
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• live: To be alive
• clam: Kind of shellfish
• dorsal: Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• call: A order or request for action
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• gill: Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
• bony: With the bones showing; skinny
• mantis: Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
• clownfish: Small orange white and black fish
• seahorse: Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
• parrotfish: Showy tropical fishes with parrot-like beaks