Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Another word for antennae on an insect’s head.
A
Feelers
2
Q
The skin which descends to cover your eye when you close it.
A
Eyelid
3
Q
The soft, cushioned part of a tiger’s paw.
A
Pad
4
Q
To fall out or fall over gently, like the cockroach coming out of the box.
A
Tumble
5
Q
Growling and showing teeth.
A
Snarl
6
Q
Dry and scaly, like onion skin.
A
Flaky
7
Q
Soft and light and feathery, like the pigeon’s chest.
A
Fluffy
8
Q
To run with quick, short steps.
A
Scurry
9
Q
To wait and watch, usually in secret.
A
Lurk
10
Q
The orange, white and black lines on a tiger
A
Stripes
11
Q
Looking careful
A
Peered
12
Q
Light reducing
A
Dying
13
Q
Enormous
A
Huge
14
Q
A person who is not yet old
A
Youth
15
Q
Incapable of being turned around
A
Irreversible
