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primate

monkeys, apes, and humans

snouts

animal noses, such as pigs, or in this case, alligators

scavenge

hunt

mimic

imitate

bottlenose

dolphin that supposedly responds the best to captivity

sonar

A technique for determining the distance to an object under water

curvy

curve

sonic

sound

verify

(v.) to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm

encounter

meet

susceptible

easily influenced

herald

to announce

perch

ClO4-

extraordinary

very unusual; remarkable

equatorial

near the equator

crisscross

to move back and forth over

tackling

attacking the ball and knocking down a player from the other team

hypotheses

Statement or predictions that can be tested

hypothetico-deductive

Scientific Inquiry

unbiase

objective

unprejudice

giving equal care

array

A large group of people or things

inquiry

a request for information

discard

to throw away

naive

lacking sophistication or experience

rigorously

to be very strict.

hence

as a consequence; for this reason

mould

a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container

antidote

a cure for a disease or poison

inevitable

Unavoidable

holistic

Concerned with the whole

alley

n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.

dung

(n) solid waste from animals, especially from large ones

scrub

to clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush

dweller

inhabitant

beneath

in a lower place; under; below

predator

An animal that hunts other animals for food

excavate

to dig up

larvae

The newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects.

subsidise

to support financially; to pay for.

fertilisers

Chemicals added to soil to provide the nutrients needed for plant growth.

pesticide

A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.

contaminate

pollute

intensive

involving a lot of work

exacerbate

To make worse

embark

(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

convert

To change

meadow

A field of grass or wildflowers.

topsoil

Mixture of humus, clay, and other minerals that forms the crumbly, topmost layer of soil.

lethal

deadly

Incentive

A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behaviour.

momentum

the ability to keep increasing or developing

discriminatory

Showing prejudice

disparity

difference; condition of inequality

movement

a group of people who share the same ideas or aims

nurture

To care for

reinforce

to make a feeling an idea stronger

trigger

to set off or initiate

socioeconomic status

A person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors

distract

To take someone's attention away

prospect

That which is expected

cooperatively

working closely together

proponent

One who argues in support of something

coeducational

educating both sexes

segregation

Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

advocate

Speak in favour of<br>supporter

osteoporosis

A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.

miserable

feeling badly; the condition of feeling unhappy

spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection<br>backbone

spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

remedy

cure

glue

stick, fix, cement, paste

pillbox

Type of hat

overlapping

Extend over so as to cover partly

pliable

flexible

conical

cone shaped

turret

a small tower

dementional

a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height

thaws

warm something so that it melts, turning from a solid to liquid

precarious

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

terrain

An area of land; a region

meagre

lacking in quantity or quality

uniquely

exceptionally

Thule

North western green land

diabetes

A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood, or high blood glucose.

curtail

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

obesity

(n.) excessive fatness

impinge

1. (v.) to impact, affect, make an impression; 2. (v.) to encroach, infringe

onslaught

vicious assault

capriciousness

unpredictable behavior

well-being

self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life<br><br>welfare

aspiration

a strong desire for achievement

prey

an animal which is hunted

obstacle

block barrier

nocturnal

active at night

scrap

a small piece

manoeuvre

move skillfully

prohitive

so high as to prevent something being done

uncanny

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

disuse

the state of not being used

relevance

the relation of something to the matter at hand

entwine

To twist together

aqueducts

a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water

replenish

to fill up again

reduction

The gain of electrons

fish out

Remove something from a bag, pocket, etc. She reached into her handbag and FISHED some coins OUT.

pave

To create a situation that makes easier for something to happen

elaborate

detailed

pillars

tall verticals structures of a building

pavilion

tent or light building used for shelter or exhibitions

relentless

Nonstop

embellish

To decorate

stepwell

method of water harvesting - collecting rainfall during monsoon season

churning

moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation

disuse

another name for decay, assuming that memories that are not used will eventually decay and disappear

derelict

abandoned

pristine

fresh and clean; uncorrupted

descend

to go down

intricately

complicated

revitalising

give new life

integrate

To bring together and make whole