Word Routes 002

List of Highlighted Vocabulary

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• ancestor: a family member from long ago
• animal kingdom: all animals as a group
• audiophile: a person who loves high-quality sound
• bald eagle: a large North American bird of prey
• bear: a large furry wild animal
• chain: connected metal rings forming a line
• cheetah: a very fast spotted wild cat
• cinemaphile: a person who loves movies
• cinephile: a person who loves movies
• dull: dumb, or not interesting or exciting
• equestrian: related to horses or horse riding
• eugenicist: a person supporting controlled human breeding
• fin: a body part for swimming, like arms for dolphins
• flabby arms: arms with loose, soft skin
• flipper: a body part for swimming, like arms for dolphins
• gnocchi: small Italian potato dumplings
• helicopter: an aircraft with rotating blades
• hemophilia: a medical condition causing poor blood clotting
• Hippocratic oath: a promise made by doctors to act ethically
• hippodrome: an ancient (Greek, Roman) stadium for horse races
• hippopotamus: a large African animal living near water
• hoof: the hard foot of certain animals
• horse: a large animal used for riding
• idiot: a very stupid person
• imbecile: a very stupid person
• moron: a very stupid person
• movie lover: a person who loves movies very much
• naiveté: lack of experience or awareness
• original sin: humanity’s inherited sinful condition in Christianity
• pedophile: a person sexually attracted to children
• Proto-Indo European: the ancient ancestor of many languages
• pterodactyl: a flying reptile from prehistoric times
• quadcopter: a drone with four rotors
• sacred: holy and deserving respect
• sea krait: a highly venomous sea snake
• spiral: a curve winding around a center
• superstition: a belief not based on reason
• taboo: something socially forbidden or unacceptable
• terrified: extremely frightened
• tetrapod: an animal with four limbs
• Thanksgiving: a holiday celebrating gratitude and harvest
• The Philippines: a country made of many islands
• to avoid: to stay away from something
• to bleed: to lose blood from the body
• to blow your mind: to greatly surprise or amaze
• to catch on: to become popular
• to coin a word: to create a new word
• to inbreed: to breed with closely related individuals like family
• to pardon: to officially forgive or spare from punishment
• to pick somebody up: to lift someone off the ground
• to pull your hair out: to become very frustrated
• to shrink: to become smaller
• tsunami: a huge sea wave caused by disturbance
• turkey: a large North American bird often eaten as food
• whale a very large sea mammal
• wing: a body part used for flying
• word magic: belief that words have special power