Vocabulary

• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• trap in: To catch or confine something in a space.
• have to: Must do
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• such as: For example; like
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• material: Cloth; fabric
• evolve: To develop certain features
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• express: To send something by fast mail
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• tiny: Very, very small
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• gooey: Soft and sticky
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• picture: General situation or state of being
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• special: Being additional or extra
• trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
• dissect: To cut up plant or body into pieces to examine it
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• outer: Far away
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
• suspenseful: Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
• ogre: Cruel and frightening giant who eats people
• orb: Bright circular object, e.g. the sun or the moon
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish