Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• extreme: Very great in degree
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• initial: First letter of your given name
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• tiny: Very, very small
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• counterproductive: Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• receptive: Being open to hearing and considering new ideas
• part: Division of a book
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• weak: Not having a strong character
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• forage: Plants that animals eat
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• dead: Not alive
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• sick: Having a physical or mental illness
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• mantis: Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area