| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| clinical |
of or related to direct observation and treatment of patients, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. |
| constitute |
to form or make up. |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| ebb |
the flowing of the tide away from the land to the sea. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| gluttonous |
inclined to eat excessively; voracious. |
| peril |
the condition of being in danger or at risk. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| vacancy |
unfilled space, place, or position. |
| venom |
the poison that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce. Venom is put into prey by biting or stinging. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |