Vocabulary

• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• have to: Must do
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• shrink: To become smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• click: To work well with someone or something
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• mount: To attach something to something else
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• eruption: Act of happening suddenly or begin doing
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is
• unleashed: To release or let an animal go
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• fleshy: Rather fat
• cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information