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| astute (adj) | wise in a clever or practical way |
| astute | An _______ shopper compares prices carefully before making a purchase. |
| authentic (adj) | genuine; true |
| authentic | An authority on old maps declared that the sixteenth-century chart of the Florida Keys is _________. |
| authenticity (n) | the condition of being genuine |
| authenticate (v) | to prove that something is genuine |
| delicacy (n) | a choice item of food or great consideration for the feelings of others |
| derogatory (adj) | expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing |
| devour (v) | to eat up hungrily or to take in eagerly with the eyes or the ears |
| figment (n) | something that is made up in the mind but has no connection with reality |
| mythical (adj) | imaginary; not real |
| plumage (n) | a bird's feathers |
| predatory (adj) | living by killing and eating other animals or living by robbing and stealing from others |
| predator (n) | a creature that lives by killing or a person who lives by robbing |
| prior (adj) | coming earlier in time or coming before in order or importance |
| scavenge (v) | to search through or pick over, looking for something usable |
| scavenger (n) | someone who scavenges or an animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter |
| slaughter (v) | to kill in order to obtain meat or to kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way |
| slaughter (n) | the killing of an animal for food or the act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way |
| solitude (n) | the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly (adj) | moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable (adj) | open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally |
| vulnerable | Starving people are more __________ to disease than those who are well-fed. |
| ungainly | Walruses, graceful in the water, are ________ creatures on land. |
| solitude | We enjoyed the ________ of a walk on the deserted beach. |
| slaughter | Those who drink and drive contribute to the _________ on the nation's highways. |
| slaughter | The _________ of beef cattle should be carried out as swiftly and painlessly as possible. |
| slaughtered | For centuries, whales were ___________ for their oil and other valuable products. |
| slaughtered | The hogs are fattened up before they are ___________. |
| scavengers | Vultures, hyenas, and other ___________ are an important part of nature's clean-up crew. |
| scavenger | After the fire, ___________ looked through the debris, hoping to find something of value. |
| scavenge | People with metal detectors ________ the beach looking for coins. |
| prior | The court ruled that the Native Americans had _____ claim to the land. |
| prior | I was unable to meet you this morning because I had a _____ appointment. |
| mythical | Unicorns are ________ creatures. |
| figment (n) | The monster in the closet is a _______ of the child's imagination. |
