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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
plankton | n: tiny forms of plant and animal life that live in water or air on which other animals feed | |
drift | v: to move smoothly and slowly in water or air, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over the direction | |
humming | adj: producing a continuous, low, vibrating sound like that of the bee | |
batch | n: a quantity or group of things that are made or produced together and are considered to be the same or similar; an amount produced during a specified period of time or process | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
larva | n: the immature free-living form of insect or an animal, which at hatching from the egg, is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | |
wander | v: to walk around slowly or to a place, often without any clear purpose or direction | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
algae | n: A simple plant that grows in or near water and lacks typical leaves and roots | |
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 | |
whale | n: a very large sea mammal that has a streamlined body and breathes through a blowhole on the head; a very large person; impressive in size or qualities | |
nursery | n: a place where babies and young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a place where plants are grown and nurtured, especially for commercial purposes | |
embryo | n: an animal organism in the early stages of growth, either in its mother’s womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed | |
juvenile | adj: relating to or characteristic of youth or young people; immature | |
clam | n: a marine mollusk that burrows and lives on sand or mud, the shell closes with viselike firmness | |
crab | n: a sea creature with two large claws and a flattened back (e.g., blue crab or king crab); a sour or grumpy person who is prone to complaining or criticizing | |
urchin | n: a poor and mischievous young child, usually living on the street or in a disadvantaged community; a small, spiny marine animal with a round body and long, pointed spines | |
anemone | n: a type of flowering plant that has bright, showy flowers and typically blooms in the spring; a marine creature that resembles flowers but has oral rings of tentacles | |
pitch | n: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; the degree of a slope, especially of a roof; short presentation for selling or sharing something | |
zooplankton | n: very small animals that live in water and on which other sea creatures feed | |
copepod | n: a small, planktonic crustacean that is a dominant part of the marine zooplankton and serves as a major food source for many aquatic organisms | |
krill | n: a small, shrimp-like crustacean that is a major food source for many marine animals | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
childhood | n: the state or time of being a child | |
teaspoon | n: a small spoon used to stir or measure out small amounts of some ingredients, typically sugar, salt, or spices, in cooking or serving | |
seawater | n: water from the sea or ocean, typically containing salt and various other dissolved minerals | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
existence | n: the state or fact of someone or something existing | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
arrow | n: a thin, pointed projectile designed to be shot from a bow; a symbol or pointer that is shaped like an arrow | |
worm | n: a long, thin creature with a soft and long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and a lack of eyes | |
nightmare | n: a very frightening or unpleasant dream | |
buzz | v: to make a continuous, low humming sound such as the one bee makes; an exciting and active atmosphere | |
epic | n: a long and eventful or heroic history, story, poem, or film; (adjective) very imposing or impressive | |
carnivore | n: an animal that primarily eats meat as opposed to plant matter | |
phytoplankton | n: tiny little plants that float on the surface of the water and on which sea creatures feed | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
sunlight | n: the light emitted by the sun; the rays of the sun | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
oxide | n: a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element | |
edible | adj: fit or safe to be eaten; able to be consumed as food | |
depth | n: the distance between the top and bottom of something; between the top surface and a distance below it | |
feast | n: a large meal, typically one served on a special occasion | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
bizarre | adj: very strange or unusual | |
companion | n: a person or an animal with whom you spend a lot of time, or you travel | |
flap | n: a piece of material attached to a garment, sail, or aircraft which flaps in the wind; (verb) to move in a wavy pattern or with an up-and-down motion | |
cannibal | n: a person who eats the flesh or internal organs of other human beings, especially as a cultural or ritual practice | |
butterfly | n: a diurnal insect typically has a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad, colorful wings | |
mollusk | n: a soft-bodied invertebrate with no internal skeleton, such as a snail, clam, or octopus | |
kinship | n: the state or fact of being related to someone | |
cilium | n: a microscopic, hair-like cellular projection that is found on the surface of many cells in the body, helping them to move or trap debris | |
rainbow | n: an arch of colors in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight through rain | |
eyelash | n: any of the short hairs that grow around the eyes | |
snare | n: a trap or device used to catch animals by means of a noose or wire loop; a type of drum consisting of a head stretched over a hollow shell, usually played with drumsticks | |
prey | n: the object of a hunt; an animal hunted or trapped for eating | |
sticky | adj: made of or covered with an adhesive substance; hot or warm and humid | |
tentacle | n: a flexible, mobile, and long arm-like organ used for feeling and holding things, catching food, or moving | |
cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
lure | v: to tempt or persuade someone to do something | |
crustacean | n: a type of arthropod, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp, that has a hard outer shell or exoskeleton | |
monstrous | adj: extremely large or evil, or having a frightening appearance | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
alien | n: a person who comes from a different country, race, or group; a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
bristle | n: a stiff, short hair on a mammal’s skin or a natural or artificial brush; a stiff, sharp point on a plant such as a thorn or a prickle; (verb) to react defensively to something; to stand up stiffly and be rigid | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
prowl | v: to move about stealthily, especially in search of prey or as part of a criminal act; to wander or roam around aimlessly or restlessly | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
delicate | adj: very fine, subtle, and pleasing; easily broken or damaged or destroyed | |
assemble | v: to collect in one place as a single group | |
barrel | n: a large round container made of wood, metal, or plastic, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides; one of several units of volume | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
tangle | n: a confused mass of something twisted together | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
tasty | adj: having a strong and pleasant flavor when it is eaten |