Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• such as: For example; like
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• check out
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• evolve: To develop certain features
• spot: A certain place or area
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• tiny: Very, very small
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• seek: To ask someone for help
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• tale: Story that is not true
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• carnivorous: Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• centipede: Insect with between 20-150 legs
• genus: Category of particular animal or plant species
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share