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Wordly Wise 5, Ch. 3
The Last Dinosaurs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancestor | 1. a person from whom one is descended 2. an early kind of animal from which later ones have developed; a forerunner |
| carnivore | a flesh-eating animal |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| comprehend | to understand |
| comprehension | the act of understanding; the ability to understand |
| duration | the time during which something lasts or continues |
| evident | easy to see and understand; obvious, clear |
| extinct | 1. no longer existing or living 2. no long active |
| ferocious | savage; fierce |
| ferocity | the state of quality of being fierce |
| gigantic | very large; like a giant in size |
| obscure | v. to cover up or keep from being seen adj. 1. hard to see; hidden 2. not easy to understand |
| option | choice, or something that is available as a choice |
| optional | left to choice |
| premature | too early; happening or arriving before the proper time |
| preserve | 1. to save; to keep from harm; to protect 2. to keep from rotting or spoiling |
| prey | n. 1. an animal that is hunted for food 2. one that is helpless or unable to resist attack; a victim |
| prey | v. to hunt (animals) for food 2. to take from or rob using violence or trickery |
| puny | 1. weak 2. lacking in size, strength, or power |
| survive | 1. to stay alive where there is a chance of dying or being killed 2. to continue living or existing through a threatening situation |
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