| chilly |
causing a cool feeling that is uncomfortable. |
| conservation |
the act of keeping and protecting from waste, loss, or destruction. |
| deduct |
to subtract from another amount or sum. |
| examine |
to look at closely and carefully. |
| jerk |
any sudden, sharp movement that is not expected or planned. |
| keen |
very sharp; able to cut easily into thin, exact pieces. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| plain |
easily seen or heard; clear; visible. |
| reap |
to cut down and gather. |
| robot |
a machine that can perform some of the same tasks as a human being. |
| tactic |
a technique or maneuver used for achieving a goal, especially in battle. |
| tissue |
a group of cells in an animal or plant body that are like each other and do similar things. |
| verse |
poetry or a poem. |
| waste |
to use or spend in a careless way or for little or no return. |
| weaken |
to make weak or weaker; to cause (something) to be less strong. |