| A | B |
| comprehend | you understand something |
| pliable | is easy to move or bend without breaking |
| solitary | to be alone most of the time |
| scan | to look carefully over the entire area for something specific |
| vulnerable | a person or animal is weak and unprotected |
| exuberant | he or she is full of excitement, energy, and happiness |
| mature | a person or animal is fully grown and acts like an adult |
| lumbers | it moves in a slow and clusmsy way |
| encircle | to surround a place |
| nurture | you care for a living thing while it is growing and developing |