VocabularyUnit 2

Week 8

Flap:

Flap: To move the wings up and down as if to fly.

Rookery:

Rookery: A collection of nests.

Breeding:

Breeding: Production of offspring by animals.

Waddle:

Waddle: To walk with a clumsy motion.

Jagged:

Jagged: Having sharp pointed rocks.

Instinct:

Instinct: A fixed pattern of behaviors in animals.

Blubber:

Blubber: A layer of fat in sea animals.

Frigid:

Frigid: Really, really cold.

Exposure:

Exposure: Being at a temperature that is less than normal.

Preen:

Preen: To clean feathers with a beak.

Steady:

Steady: Not shaking or moving.

Crevices:

Crevices: Deep narrow openings in the ice.