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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
slippery | adj: difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is wet or smooth; not to be trusted | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
claw | n: a curved, pointed appendage found on the foot or leg of an animal, used for gripping or grasping; a human hand with long, narrow fingers that are curved like a claw; a machine or tool with a claw-like opening used for gripping or lifting objects | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
supple | adj: flexible and easy to bend or move; gracefully agile; adaptable or responsive to change or new ideas | |
handy | adj: valuable and convenient; easy or ready to reach or use | |
amphibian | n: a cold-blooded animal that can live both on land and in water | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
numerous | adj: amounting to a large indefinite number | |
endeavor | v: to make an earnest attempt or effort; to strive or work hard towards a goal or objective | |
phenomenal | adj: extremely good or impressive; outstanding | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
snatch | v: to take or grab something suddenly or quickly | |
bug | n: any tiny insect; a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | |
lengthy | adj: tediously continuing for a long time; very long in time or size | |
tongue | n: a moveable mass of muscle tissue covered with mucous membrane that is in the mouth; a language | |
dwelling | n: a house or place that someone is living in | |
exclusive | adj: not divided or shared with others | |
aquatic | adj: growing or living in, on or near, or connected with water | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
primarily | adv: mainly | |
crawl | v: to move forward slowly, as people or animals with their bodies near the ground | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
hind | adj: situated at the back or rear; coming after, following; of, or relating to the hindquarters or hind legs of an animal | |
prey | n: the object of a hunt; an animal hunted or trapped for eating | |
blend | v: to mix or combine two or more substances | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
camouflage | n: an outward appearance that conceals the underlying essence of something; the way of concealing troops or military equipment so they cannot be seen against the surrounding environment | |
trio | n: a group or set of three people or things, especially musicians playing together | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
harry | v: to persistently harass, badger, or bother someone or something; to persistently attack or pursue an opposing force or target | |
pituitary | n: a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain that influences the growth and sexual development of the body by producing hormones | |
gland | n: a group of cells in an animal’s body that produce substances needed by the body and release them through ducts or directly into the bloodstream | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
impair | v: to damage something or make it weaker or worse | |
inject | v: to put a liquid such as a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a needle and syringe (= small tube) | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
derive | v: to obtain or receive something from a source | |
ox | n: a large domesticated mammal, commonly used for draft purposes, with two broad horns and a heavyset body | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
fertilize | v: to cause an egg, female animal, or plant to develop by joining sperm from the male with them; to add a natural or chemical substance to land to make plants grow well | |
hormone | n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
ovulation | n: the process in a woman’s menstrual cycle during which an ovary releases an egg | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
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 | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
urine | n: a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals that are released from the body when you urinate | |
compound | n: an item composed of two or more distinct elements combined; a chemical formed by the combination of two or more elements | |
chorion | n: the outermost membrane that surrounds and protects the embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans, which contributes to the formation of the placenta in mammals | |
gonadotropin | n: a hormone that stimulates the activity of the gonads (= ovaries or testes) typically used for reproductive hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) | |
injection | n: the act of introducing a liquid, especially a drug, into the body using a needle and a syringe | |
killing | n: the act of causing death; a sudden and intense force or effect that causes significant damage or destruction; a situation where someone is making a substantial amount of money or experiencing significant financial success | |
dissect | v: to cut into pieces to study the structure of something in detail | |
hurdle | n: a barrier or obstacle that must be overcome | |
reserve | v: to keep something for future use or contingency; to obtain or arrange something, such as a meeting, seat, etc., in advance | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
visible | adj: capable of being seen; or open to easy view | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
dissection | n: the act or process of cutting up or dividing something to examine it | |
ovary | n: either of the pair of organs in the female reproductive system that produces eggs; (of a plant) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
generate | v: to produce or create something; to make offspring by reproduction | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
lifespan | n: the length of time for which a person, animal lives, or thing exists | |
abundant | adj: present in great quantity | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
habitat | n: the type of natural environment in which an organism or group usually lives or occurs | |
export | v: to send goods or services to another country for sale; to transfer electronic data out of a database or document in a format that other programs can use | |
reliable | adj: worthy of being relied on; trustworthy | |
supersede | v: to replace or be replaced by something else, particularly something newer, better, or more effective; to supplant or take over the place or function of another | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
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 | |
invaluable | adj: extremely useful, important, or valuable; describing something that cannot be measured in terms of monetary or material worth | |
aboard | adv: on or onto a ship, aircraft, or other vehicles; present or participating in a particular activity or endeavor | |
shuttle | n: a vehicle or boat that regularly moves between two places; bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads | |
enclosure | n: a wall, fence, or other barriers that surround an area, keeping it separate and protected | |
ferocious | adj: very fierce, savage, or cruel | |
appetite | n: a natural desire or craving for food or drink; a strong desire or liking for something | |
outcompete | v: to be more successful in competition than someone or something | |
deadly | adj: likely to cause or capable of causing death | |
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 | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
lethal | adj: causing or capable of causing death; extremely dangerous | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
delicate | adj: very fine, subtle, and pleasing; easily broken or damaged or destroyed | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
devastate | v: to wreck a place or an area or cause significant damage | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
extinction | n: the complete disappearance of a species from the earth | |
invasive | adj: spreading very quickly, and often aggressively, and difficult to stop | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal |