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Lesson 2 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astute | wise in clever or practical way |
| authentic | genuine;true |
| authenticity | the condition of being genuine |
| authenticate | to prove that something is genuine |
| delicacy | a choice item of food |
| delicacy | great consideration for the feelings of others |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion;intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing |
| devour | to eat up hungrily |
| devour | to take in eagerly with the eyes or ears |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality |
| mythical | imaginary;not real |
| plumage | a birds feathers |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals;living by robbing or stealing from others |
| predator | a creature that lives by killing;a person who lives by robbing |
| prior | coming earlier in time;coming before in order or importance |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over;looking for something usable |
| scavengers | someone who scavenges;an animal that feeds on or decaying matter |
| slaughter | to kill in order to obtain meat;to kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way;the killing of an animal for food;the act of killing on alarge scale or in a cruel way |
| solitude | the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly | moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable | open to attack;easily injured physically or emotionally |