Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at sea
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• couple: To join something to something else
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• aid: To help others and provide things
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
• twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
• trunk: Long nose of an elephant
• call: A order or request for action
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• coarse: Feeling rough and not smooth
• long: Person's name
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• surprising: To do something that another person didn't expect
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
• prowess: Great ability or skill, e.g. in sports
• teeth: Hard white things in the mouth, used to bite
• swimming: To move through water by moving parts of the body
• bony: With the bones showing; skinny
• fluoride: Chemical added to water to improve tooth health
• fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
• sixth: 6th