Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• strike: To hit something
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• deep: Complex and important
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• area: Amount of measured space
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• slender: Being small or almost insufficient in amount
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• dorsal: Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
• long: Person's name
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• equip: To provide with necessary materials or skills
• close: Almost; near
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
• fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
• characterize: To describe the qualities of person, place, thing
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
• east: Direction where the sun rises
• anemone: Plant with red, blue or white flowers
• bon: Good
• elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks