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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
dispel | v: to remove something, especially a feeling of fear, doubt, and false idea | |
hardwired | adj: built-in or innate, often referring to behavior or traits that are instinctive or automatic, as if pre-programmed in the brain or genetics | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
reproduce | v: to make a copy of something such as a picture, piece of text, music, etc.; to produce offspring through a sexual or asexual process | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
belly | n: the front part of the body below the chest, containing the stomach and bowels; the rounded or curved part of an object, such as a ship or aircraft | |
placenta | n: a temporary organ that feeds a fetus (= unborn and developing baby) inside its mother’s womb | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
backbone | n: the spinal column of a vertebrate; a symbolic representation of strength and resilience | |
vertebrate | adj: relating to animals that have a backbone or spinal column, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish | |
trait | n: a particular feature of your nature | |
ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
descendant | n: children or offspring of a specific person, plant, or animal | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
primitive | adj: of or relating to an early stage of society with no industry or technological development; simple, naive, or old-fashioned in style | |
amphibian | n: a cold-blooded animal that can live both on land and in water | |
reptile | n: a cold-blooded animal that has dry, scaly skin and lays eggs on land, such as snakes, lizards, and turtles | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
portray | v: to depict or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work | |
chimpanzee | n: a small, very intelligent ape found in west and central Africa with black or brown fur | |
extinct | adj: no longer in existence | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
misunderstand | v: to interpret or understand something in the wrong way | |
convoluted | adj: extraordinarily complicated and hard to understand | |
corruptible | adj: capable of being made to do something dishonest or immoral | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
archaea | n: a group of single-celled microorganisms distinguished from bacteria by their unique cell wall structure and biochemical characteristics, which are found in extreme environments such as hot springs and salt flats | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
multicellular | adj: characterized by the presence of multiple or many cells, as opposed to unicellular (having only one cell) | |
fungus | n: a type of organism that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they do not produce their food and must consume organic matter to survive | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
primate | n: any mammal of the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans | |
ape | n: a large animal with long arms, no tail, and usually a lot of body hair, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons | |
hubris | n: excessive pride, arrogance, or overconfidence, often leading to someone’s downfall or ruin | |
chapter | n: a separate section of a written work usually numbered and titled | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
gigantic | adj: extremely large | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
branch | n: a division of a tree or woody shrub that grows out from the trunk or a main stem; a division of some larger or more complex organization | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something |