Vocabulary

• set up
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• such as: For example; like
• curl up: To lie or sit with your legs bent close to your body.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• spot: A certain place or area
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• elusive: Difficult to find or catch
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• fellow: Man or a boy
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• feline: Belonging to the cat family
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• menstrual: Concerning a female's period
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• fill: To make something full
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
• talk: Style of speaking
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area