Unit 2.4 What Rot Flashcards
1
Q
teeming
A
to be full; swarm
2
Q
shrivel
A
to wrinkle and become small
3
Q
brittle
A
easily broken
4
Q
circulate
A
to flow around freely
5
Q
decays
A
slowly break down
6
Q
plump
A
having a full, rounded form
7
Q
microbes
A
a very tiny living thing; a microorganism
8
Q
enrich
A
to improve or make better by adding someting
9
Q
swarming
A
to gather or live in a large group
10
Q
larva
A
a young insect that hatches from an egg and has a wormlike form before growing into an adult
11
Q
cocoons
A
the silky envelope spun by the larvae of insects to protect themselves during a phase of growth
12
Q
burrow
A
a hole in the ground to live in
13
Q
recurring
A
happening over and over
14
Q
Any animal that lives by another animal for food
A
predator
15
Q
to slowly break down
A
decay
