Vocabulary

• at once: Immediately; without delay
• song and dance: A long explanation or excuse intended to distract or mislead.
• social bonds: The connections and relationships between individuals in a society that promote cohesion and mutual support.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• such as: For example; like
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• monarch: A king or queen
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• melody: Song; music
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• avian: Of or typical of birds
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
• loudspeaker: Machine that makes sound louder
• finch: Any of various songbirds with a thick beak