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THE LION'S SHARE

VOCABULARY EXERCISE (prereading activity)

TermDefinition
MAJESTIC beautiful, powerful, or causing great admiration and respect
PROWESS great ability or skill
CUNNING clever, sly, smart
MISFORTUNE bad luck, or an unlucky event
VULTURE a large bird that eats the flesh of dead animals
WATERHOLE a small pond, pool or lake used by animals as a drinking place
DROUGHT a long period when there's little or no rain
SCARCE not easy to find or get; deficient in quantity
CARNIVORE an animal that feeds on other animals/eats meat
TO MIGRATE TO move from one region or habitat to another
TO GRAZE (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field
TO GRUMBLE ABOUT STH to complain
TO COOPERATE to work or act together for a shared purpose
TO LURE SB to trick sb into doing sth or to trick them into a particular place by offering them sth exciting
PREY an animal that is killed for food by another animal
TO PREY ON/UPON STH to hunt and kill sth for food
TO FEAST ON/UPON STH to eat a lot of good food and enjoy it very much
CARCASS the dead body of an animal
RAVENOUS extremely hungry
TO GORGE (ONESELF) ON STH to eat a lot in a very greedy way
TO LEAP, LEAPT/LEAPED, LEAPT/LEAPED to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another
LIMP lifeless, not firm, lacking strength or energy
SERVILE very obedient, trying hard to please someone
Created by: jasenka.bolkovac
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