Unit6 Creature Feature

Chapter11 Crow’s Brains and Geckos’ Feet

Chapter12 Creature Comforts

 

Orange Box

Compound Words

Example: lawsuit = law + suit→a problem or complaint that someone brings to a court of law to be settled

house-trained = house + trained→an animal that uses a litter box or goes to the bathroom outside

 

Vocabulary

1. bend v. [bɛnd]

  Definitions: 1. to become curved or folded and not straight

                   2. to learn forward and downward or move the top part of your body forward and downward

  Synonyms: curve, turn, bow, stoop

  Examples: 1. He bent the iron bar as if it had been made of rubber

                 2. The boy bent their attention on making model ships.

 

2. obligation n. [͵ɑbləˋgeʃən]

  Definitions: 1. something that you must do for legal or moral reasons

                 2. a grateful feeling that you have toward someone who has done something for you

  Synonyms: duty, function, business, responsibility

  Examples: 1. Our parents fulfilled their obligation to support us.

             2. I will take care that my obligations to you shall be amply repaid.

 

3. instinctive adj. [ɪnˋstɪŋktɪv]

  Definition: done without thinking, because of a natural tendency or ability

  Example: Climbing is instinctive in monkeys.

 

4. suburb n. [ˋsʌbɝb]

  Definition: an area or town near a large coty but away from its center, where there are many houses, especially for middle-class people

  Example: New suburbs burgeoned all around the city.

 

5. thrive v. [θraɪv]

  Definition: to become very successful, happy, or healthy

  Synonyms: prosper, sprout, develop, increase

  Example: The real estate business is thriving.

 

6. breed v. [brid]

  Definitions: 1. if animals breed, they become the parents of young animals

               2. to produce new plants or animals from existing ones, especially in order to produce plants or animals with particular qualities

  Example: They used to breed fish in the reservoir.

 

7. privilege n. [ˋprɪv!ɪdʒ]

  Definition: a special benefit that is available only to a particular person or group

  Example: He enjoys diplomatic privileges.

 

8. suspicion n. [səˋspɪʃən]

  Definition: a feeling that someone has done something wrong

  Synonyms: distrust, doubt

  Example: She has been arrested on suspicion of s[ying.

 

9. nightingale n. [ˋnaɪtɪŋ͵gel]

  Definition: a small bird known for the beautiful way it sings at night

  Example: The nightingale was anciently selected as the highest example of a perfect singer.

 

10. fragment n. [ˋfrægmənt]

   Definition: a small piece of a larger object that has broken, often into a lot of pieces

   Synonyms: part, portion, segment, section

   Example: The glass fell to the floor and broke into fragments.

 

11. conscious adj. [ˋkɑnʃəs]

   Definitions: 1. noticing that something exists or is happening and realizing that it is important

                       2. awake and able to see, hear, and think

   Synonyms: alive, awake, knowing, realizing

   Example: She may become conscious before morning.

 

12. shrill adj. [ʃrɪl]

   Definition: a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant

   Synonyms: piercing, sharp, screechy, squeaky

   Example: She let out a shrill cry when she caught a sight of snake.

 

13. vigil n. [ˋvɪdʒəl]

   Definition: a period of time, especially at night, when you stay in a place to wait for something or to give your support to someone

   Example: All night the mother kept vigil over the sick child.

 

14. tangible adj. [ˋtændʒəb!]

   Definitions: 1. important and noticeable

                     2. something that is tangible is something you can touch

   Examples: 1. A table is a tangible object.

                   2. There is no tangible proof.

 

15. deaf adj. [dɛf]

   Definition: not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well

   Example: She is deaf in one ear.

 

16. veranda n. [vəˋrændə]

   Definition: a covered area along the outside of a house, often enclosed by a low wall

   Example: In his overcoat Frank sat on the veranda and looked at the falling rain.

 

17. settee n. [sɛˋti]

   Definition: a sofa

   Example: She is lying on the settee.

 

18. wicker n. [ˋwɪkɚ]

   Definition: long thin pieces of wood that are woven together to make furniture or baskets

   Example: Mom used wickers to make a baskets.

 

19. velvet n. [ˋvɛlvɪt]

   Definition: cloth that is very soft on one side and smooth on the other

   Example: The lawn looks like green velvet.

 

20. turbulent adj. [ˋtɝbjələnt]

   Definitions: 1. turbulent air or water moves suddenly and violently in different directions

                    2. a turbulent situation, place, or period is one in which there is a lot of uncontrolled change

   Synonyms: violent, disorderly, unruly

   Example: In the turbulent war age, he guides the elf to know the death aright.

 

21. sedative n. [ˋsɛdətɪv]

   Definition: a drug that makes someone calmer, or to make them sleep

   Example: The doctor used sedative to make the patient sleep.

 

22. cynical adj. [ˋsɪnɪk!]

   Definition: someone who is cynical believes that people cae only about themselves and are not sincere or honest

   Example: She’s cynical about recovering her lost watch.

 

23. defiant adj. [dɪˋfaɪənt]

   Definition: refusing to obey a person or rule

   Example: He had a defiant attitude.

 

24. insincerity n. [͵ɪnsɪnˋsɛrətɪ]

   Definition: opposite sincere

   Example: The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

 

25. smirk v. [smɝk]

   Definition: to smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else, or because you think you have achieved an advantage over them

   Example: He is so embarrassed and try to cover it with smirk.