Unit 2 Vocabulary
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- enthusiasm
- is an interest in something
- Decency
- is the quality of being polite and considerate
- hesitation
- is a pause or delay
- suspended
- appears to float
- species
- is a group of animals or plants that share similarities
- surroundings
- conditions and objects around something or someone
- flickered
- unsteady light
- ravine
- is a deep, narrow valley usually formed by flowing water
- alert
- is watchful and ready to respond quickly
- articfacts
- are tools, weapons, or other things made by people in the past
- swerved
- turn sudden
- blared
- very loud
- bulletin board
- is a place to post notices, posters, and pictures
- vibrates
- moves back and forth or up and down very fast
- gossiped
- repeated stories about someone that might not be true
- Sympathy
- understanding how someone else is feeling
- slurp
- is to eat or drink noisily
- dedicated
- to show or open something to the public
- mischievous
- behavior is playful, but usually in a harmful or annoying way
- Injury
- is damage done to a person or thing
- predators
- are animals that kill and feed on other animals
- prey
- creature caught and killed by another animal for food
- Shrieks
- are loud cries
- Mournful
- something that is full of sadness
- vastness
- an area that is large in size
- survive
- means to remain alive or continue to exist
- lunging
- is making a sudden forward movement
- exhibits
- are displays or things that are shown to the public
- equality
- is the condition of having the same rights as everyone else
- forbidden
- ordered not to do something
- reluctant
- do not want to do something
- Delivering
- is taking or carrying something to a person or place
- irresistible
- is too tempting or attractive to be ignored
- horizon
- is the line where the sky and the ground seem to meet
- presence
- refers to being in a place at a certain time
- elegant
- is something splendid or luxurious in dress, style, or design