Vocabulary Flashcards
skeleton
a framework made of bones
waitress
a woman who waits tables at a restaurant
man: waiter
plumber
a person who repairs pipes, drains, sinks, and toilets
scientist
a person skilled in science
dinosaur
a reptile that lived long ago and is extinct
extinct: no longer found in the present
create
to make or to bring about
uniform
clothing that looks the same and worn by people of the same team or workplace
example: soccer uniform; school uniform; nurse uniform
national
anything about the entire country
opposite: local
pitch
baseball
to throw the ball in an up-and-down movement
sprint
to run very fast
patient
showing calm and self-control
defend
to get rid of danger or attack
frontier
a far away place that not many people live
A hundred years ago, Oregon was a frontier.
president
a leader of a country
struggle
to work hard with great difficulty
survive
to continue to live
prey
an animal hunted and eaten by another
opposite: predator
difference
the amount of item that is different than another
separate
to keep apart
energy
source of power used to move about
syrup
a sticky, gooey liquid
a thick liquid that usually has flavor and scent
Africa
a continent south of Europe and west of Asia
chimpanzee
a big monkey that lives in Africa
an ape that lives in Africa that is smaller than a gorilla
