Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• inside the box: To think conventionally or in a traditional way.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• due: When something is required or expected
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• comfy: In a position that feels just right
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• additionally: Also; as well
• crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
• hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
• veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
• yum: Used to show pleasure at eating something nice
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt