Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2 Lesson 3

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ancestor

Back 1

n. 1. a person from whom one descended; 2. an early kind of animal from which later ones have developed

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carnivore

Back 2

n. a flesh-eating animal; adj. carnivorous, flesh-eating

Front 3

comprehend

Back 3

v. to understand; n. comprehension - the act of understanding or the ability to understand

Front 4

duration

Back 4

n. the time during which something lasts or continues

Front 5

evident

Back 5

adj. easy to see and understand, obvious

Front 6

extinct

Back 6

adj. 1. no longer existing or living; 2. no longer active (as in a volcano)

Front 7

ferocious

Back 7

adj. savage, fierce. n. ferocity - the state or quality of being fierce

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gigantic

Back 8

adj. very large, like a giant in size

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obscure

Back 9

v. to cover up or keep from being seen. adj. 1. hard to see, hidden; 2. not easy to understand

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option

Back 10

n. choice, or something that is available as a choice. adj. optional - left to choice

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premature

Back 11

adj. too early; happening or arriving before the proper time.

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preserve

Back 12

v. 1. to save; to keep from harm; to protect, 2. to keep from rotting or spoiling

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prey

Back 13

n. 1. an animal that is hunted for food; 2. one that is unable to resist attack, a victim; v. 1. to hunt for food; 2. to take from or rob using violence or trickery

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puny

Back 14

adj. 1. weak; 2. lacking in size strength or power

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survive

Back 15

v. 1. to stay alive where there is a chance of dying; 2. to continue to exist through a threatening situation; n. survivor - one who stays alive when others die