61. Wanderer, noun; anything (usually a person or animal), that travels far looking for something.
62. Instinct, noun; part of a living organism’s mind that MAKES it do things. Birds have the instinct to migrate; bears have the instinct to hibernate.
63. Telltale, adjective; a sign or clue that something happened “the policeman looked for telltale clues”. Literally means “to tell a tale”
64. Roam, verb; to travel over a wide area. “The man roamed across Asia, looking for a teaching job”.
65. Subspecies, noun; a part of a species. “black-bears are a subspecies of the bear species”.
66. Crucial, adjective; Of extreme importance. “Without his crucial essay, the student failed John’s class”
67. Aura, noun; a quality that is noticeable, but not definable. “Jaguars have an aura surrounding them to the South American people”.
68. Indigenous, adjective; People who are native, or originally from, an area. “The Japanese people of today are not indigenous, as they displaced the Ainu many years ago.”
Source: White, Mel. Path of the Jaguar. National Geographic Magazine. U.S.A. March, 2009. pp 122-123.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment