| A | B |
| amphibians | cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scale-less skins; they live part of their lives in water and part on land |
| crime | activity of criminals; violation of the law |
| exhibit | act of displaying; public showing |
| lizards | reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids and usually four legs |
| reference | used for information or help |
| reptiles | cold-blooded animals with backbones, and lungs, usually covered in scales or horny plates |
| salamanders | animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads |
| stumped | puzzled |
| confided | told as a secret |
| frustration | feeling of anger and helplessness |
| specimen | one of a group taken to show what the others are like |