Sunday, February 12, 2012

Weekly Vocabulary 2/13

Prey: an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
Fearsome: causing fear
Species:a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind
Habitat: the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism
Eyesight: the power or faculty of seeing
Migration: a migratory movement
Obstacle: something that obstructs or hinders progress.
Hibernate:  to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals
Distinguish: to mark off as different
Rodent: belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
Assignment: something assigned, as a particular task or duty
Dedicated: wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal
Instructed: to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
Capsule: a small case, envelope, or covering
Cockpit: a space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.
Liftoff: the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power.
Aerial: of, in, or produced by the air
Commander: a person who commands
Gravitational: the force of attraction between any two masses
Sensation: Feeling