TPO64 Flashcards
agile
able to move your body quickly and easily
example: Though many are surprisingly agile climbers, bats are generally awkward when crawling on level surfaces
agile antonym: awkward, clumsy
elongated
longer and thinner than usual
example: supported by enormously elongated finger bones
paleontologists
someone who studies fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth
example: Until recently, some paleontologists thought they did
hind leg
the posterior leg of a quadruped
example: walked on all fours or just on their hindlegs
forelimb
a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
example: could have used their forelimbs for walking
enigmatic
mysterious and impossible to understand completely
example: Later pterosaurs are more enigmatic: their arms and especially their hands seem too long
strikingly
in a way that is very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracts a lot of attention
example: leg and foot bones are so strikingly birdlike
confined
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
example: candidates for a bat like existence confined to clambering
clamber
to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet
example: candidates for a bat like existence confined to clambering
competent
able to do something well
example: How competent were they at flying?
emanate
to come from or out of
example: permits infants to pin point the direction from which a sound is emanating
vigorously
in a way that is very forceful or energetic
example: their interest in the sound made them suck vigorously
prenatal
happening or existing before birth
example: s is that prenatal exposure to the mother’s voice is the key
muffle
to make a sound quieter and less clear
example: exposure to their mothers’ voices-although muffled by the liquid environment
exploit
to use something for your own benefit
example: that moved with the seasons to exploit cactus fruits, deer herds, nuts, and the hundreds of other plant and animal species in their range…
sedentary
not migratory : SETTLED
example: Valley of Mexico may have been sedentary villagers
maize
US corn
example: maize cob size
cob
the hard cylinder-shaped part of the corn plant on which the yellow or white grain grows
example: maize cob size
thatched
A thatched roof is made from straw or reeds; a thatched building has a roof that is made from straw or reeds
example: featured thatched roofs and tamped clay floors
tap
to press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly
example: featured thatched roofs and tamped clay floors
hamlet
a small village
example: tiny hamlets-villages of ten to twelve houses
excavate
To excavate is also to remove earth from a place in order to find old objects buried there
example: Most houses that have been excavated
have yielded the same remains
brazier
a metal container for burning coal, wood, etc., used to give warmth or to cook on
example: and broken pieces of ceramic charcoal braziers.
midden
a small pile (as of seeds, bones, or leaves) gathered by a rodent (such as a pack rat)
example: In addition, ovens, middens, and graves are very common
expandable
able to increase in size
example: producing a reliable, expandable food supply had been mastered
sweltering
extremely hot
example: Mesoamerica occurred in the sweltering lowlands of the South Gulf Coast of Mexico
