Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

A person from whom one is descended. An early kind of animal from which later ones have developed; a forerunner

Answer 1

Ancestor

Question 2

A flesh-eating animal

Answer 2

carnivore

Question 3

To understand. the act of understanding

Answer 3

comprehend

Question 4

the time during which something last

Answer 4

duration

Question 5

Easy to understand; obvious, clear

Answer 5

Evident

Question 6

No Longer existing or living.

Answer 6

extinct

Question 7

savage; fierce

Answer 7

ferocious

Question 8

very large; like a giant size

Answer 8

Gigantic

Question 9

to cover up or keep from being seen. Hard to see; Hidden

Answer 9

Obscure

Question 10

choice, or something that is available as a choice

Answer 10

option

Question 11

Too early; happening or arriving before the proper time.

Answer 11

premature

Question 12

To save; to keep from harm; to protect. To keep from rotting or spoiling

Answer 12

preserve

Question 13

An animal that is haunted for food. one that is helpless or unable to resist attack; a victim. To hunt (animals) for food

Answer 13

Prey

Question 14

weak; lacking in size strength or power

Answer 14

puny

Question 15

To stay alive where there is a chance of dying or being killed. To continue living or existing through a threatening situation.

Answer 15

survive