A | B |
Accurate | Exact. free from errors |
Myth | An imaginary story |
BC | Abbreviation for year Before Christ was born |
Slave | A person who is owned by another, and forced to work without compensation |
Century | 100 years |
Unique | Being the only one of its kind |
Characteristic | Something that distinguishes a person or thing |
Fairy tale | A story, usually intended for children |
Settle | To resolve an issue |
Common sense | Good judgment gained from experience |
Audience | People reading or listening or watching something |
Advoce | Opinion intended to help guide |
Character | A person in a work of art such as a movie, a play or a book |
Proverb | A short saying that expresses a basic truth |
Shepperd | Someone who takes care of sheep |
Liven up | To make something more exciting |
Terrified | Extremely afraid, scared |
Fool | Someone who has poor judgment |
Lecture | Oral explanation of a topic |
Dictation | Writing exactly what is heard |
Fable | Short story with a moral |
Synonym | A word with the same meaning as the original word |
Universal | Generally accepted, works well in a variety of settings |
Responsible | Can be trusted |
Philosophical | Dealing with Philosophy |
Individual | Pertaining to just one person or thing |
Illustrate | To give an example, to show |
Cactus | Desert plant |
Camel | Desert animal |
Monkey | Tropical forest animal |
Moose | Animal found in trundra |
Oak tree | An example of a deciduous tree |
Zebra | An example of an animal found in the savannah |
Biome | A community of plants and animals in a specific ecosystem |
Tundra | Arctic area with permanently frozen subsoil and very thin layer that supports plant life in the summer months |
Coniferous forest | Forest with evergreen trees, those which are mostly shaped like a cone |
Deciduous trees | Trees which lose their leaves in winter |
Grassland | Area which gets enough water to grow grass and few trees |
Desert | Area with very little rain, where very few species of plants grow |
Rainforest | Tropical forest, very thick and moist |
Ecology | Study of ecosystems |
Ecosystem | The interaction between the organisms and the area, or the biome that they live in |
Food web | Inter-related food chains |
Food chain | organisms that feed on each other - bigger eats smaller |
Savannah | Area with grassland and few trees |
Organisms | Living things |
Producers | Make food themselves (plants) |
Consumers | Eat plants and other animals |
Decomposers | Break down other plants and animals |
Species | Group of plants or animals that are considered the same kind |
Environment | Place which includes land, water, temperature, air and everything which affects living things |
Cycle | A series of events that repeats periodically |
Pond | Small lake |