Vocabulary

• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• have to: Must do
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at least: As a minimum
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• spot: A certain place or area
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• squish: To walk through mud or puddles
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• live: To be alive
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• special: Being additional or extra
• long: Person's name
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• paleontologist: Person who studies and is an expert in fossils
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• chomp: To chew noisily and strongly
• snorkel: To swim underwater using a breathing tube
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans