Lessons 3-4 Flashcards
ancestor
n. person from whom one is descended; early kind of animal from which later ones have developed; forerunner
carnivore
n. flesh-eating animal
(carnivorous) adj. flesh-eating
comprehend
v. understand
(comprehension) act of understanding; ability to understand
duration
n. time during which something lasts or continues
evident
adj. easy to see and understand; obvious, clear
extinct
adj. no longer existing or living; no longer active
ferocious
adj. savage; fierce
(ferocity) n. state or quality of being fierce
gigantic
adj. very large; like a giant in size
obscure
v. cover up or keep from being seen
adj. hard to see; hidden; not easy to understand
option
n. choice, or something that is available as a choice
(optional) adj. left to choice
premature
adj. too early; happening or arriving before the proper time
preserve
v. save; keep from harm; protect; keep from rotting or spoiling
prey
n. animal that is hunted for food; one that is helpless or unable to resist attack; victim
v. hunt (animals) for food; take from or rob using violence or trickery
puny
adj. weak; lacking in size, strength, or power
survive
v. stay alive where there is a chance of dying or being killed; continue living or existing through a threatening situation
(survivor) n. one who stays alive while others die
accurate
adj. able to give a correct reading or measurement; without mistakes or errors in facts
(accuracy) n. correctness, exactness
approximate
adj. not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct
course
n. path over which something moves; way of acting or behaving; subject or set of subjects to be studied
depart
v. leave; go away from a place
(departure) n. act of leaving
despair
v. lose hope
n. total lack of hope
destination
n. place to which something or someone is going
deteriorate
v. make or become worse
gale
n. very strong wind; loud outburst
horizon
n. apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea or land
(horizontal) adj. going straight across from side to side
jubilation
n. feeling or expression of great joy
(jubilant) adj. very happy
navigate
v. calculate or direct the movement of a ship or aircraft
(navigation) n. science or practice of navigating
nostalgia
n. longing for a certain time in the past
(nostalgic) adj. having feelings of nostalgia
revive
v. make or become strong again; bring back into use or fashion
sever
v. break off; cut in two
voyage
n. long journey by sea or in space
v. make a journey by sea or in space
