NEO8 Flashcards
forge
to make or produce, esp. with difficulty:
example: forging of long-lasting social bonds
sable
a small animal with thick, warm fur, or the fur of this animal used for making clothes and artists’ brushes:
example: in infant sable antelope
gauge
to make a judgment about something:
example: which to gauge their own development
overlook
to fail to notice something:
example: possible solutions to this important but often overlooked
precede
to be or go before someone or something in time or space:
example: would precede biting and
rapid side-to-side shaking of the head
burr
a very small, round seed container that sticks to clothes and to animals’ fur because it is covered in little hooks
example: has special hooks, burrs
prompt
to make something happen:
example: birds and mammals prompted the distribution