| biology |
the science that studies the growth and life processes of living things. |
| bluster |
to blow in a strong and noisy way. |
| creative |
able to make or do something new or with imagination. |
| crest |
a tuft of feathers, bone, or fur on an animal's head, or something that looks like this. The comb of a rooster is one kind of crest. |
| drizzle |
to rain in light drops. |
| eavesdrop |
to listen to other people talk without letting them know. |
| neither |
not one or the other of two (usually paired with "nor" in a sentence). |
| personally |
in person; without the aid of others. |
| posse |
a group of people gathered by a sheriff to help pursue and bring in a criminal. |
| pursue |
to follow in order to reach or catch; chase. |
| revolution |
the overthrow of a political system or government by force, and the setting up of a new government in its place. |
| severe |
very strict; harsh. |
| suffocate |
to kill by not allowing to breathe; smother. |
| tug |
to pull at in a strong way. |
| wheeze |
to breathe with a hoarse or whistling sound. |