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Reading PLUS
Unit 11 Language
Term | Definition |
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by heart | memorized, know it automatically, can say it without reading |
extinction | disappearance of a group of animals, people, or language; complete disappearance; no longer exist (N) |
species | a scientific category of living beings (humans, animals); ex: people/humans are Homo sapiens (N) |
spread | to expand, broaden; to move to cover a larger area (V) |
destiny | your fate, your pre-determined or pre-decided future (N) |
grab | to take hold of something suddenly (V) |
inject | to give a shot to someone with a needle; to vaccinate (V) |
capable | able to do something (Adj) |
by no means | not at all (prepositional phrase; expression) |
resolve | to end a problem or difficulty; to find an answer to a conflict (V) |
pattern | a regular way of doing something; a repeating design in clothing; a habit (N) |
immigrate | to move to another country (V) |
adapt | to adjust yourself or change to fit a new situation (V) |
consist of | to contain or be made up of (V) |
taken over | controlled by (Adj) |