| A | B |
| scholarships | awards of money to help pay for a student's education |
| brochures | small pamplets or booklets |
| income | money paid for work or services |
| promotions | advancements at work |
| resigned | quit |
| horrified | upset |
| absorbed | took in and made part of themselves |
| toxic | poisonous |
| sentimental | overly emotional |
| regulates | controls according to rules or laws |
| pesticides | toxic subtances for killing weeds or insects |
| marine biology | the study of sea life |
| DDT | a pesticide used to kill crop-destroying insects and mosquitos |
| ecology | the balance of nature |
| zoology | the study of animal life |
| biology | the study of living things |