| alien |
someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of that country. |
| avenger |
one who inflicts suffering in order to punish or gain retribution for a wrong. |
| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| collaborate |
to work with someone else on a project. |
| consensus |
general agreement in opinions, values, preferences, or the like. |
| dispose |
to place or arrange. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| eon |
a very long period of time. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| immune |
protected from a disease, either naturally or by getting a vaccine. |
| luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| unstable |
likely to change suddenly. |