Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in packs: In groups or sets, especially of animals hunting or moving together.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• material: Cloth; fabric
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• evolve: To develop certain features
• barely: Only just; just possible
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• gigantic: Extremely large
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• land: Region or country
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• raptor: Carnivorous bird that hunts other animals