Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• snatch up: To acquire something quickly and eagerly.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• nail down: To define, decide, or confirm the details of something definitively.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• check out
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• grasp: Person's control over something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• flexible: Bending easily
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• frequently: Often; regularly
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• forest: Large area with many trees
• wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• retract: To take back something said or given
• digit: Person's finger or toe
• pierce: Person's name
• fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
• trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• sheath: Case for a blade such as a sword or dagger
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football