vocab

animal hides

skins of animal

to process

to perform series of actions

to cultivate

to prepare land and grow crops

to be in place

to be gathered, and ready to perform

impart

to share knowledge, pass on information, or give a specific quality, taste, or feeling to something

to yield

to provide or produce something

to come about

to occur, happen

remote areas

places far from cities

vested interest

special interest, secured, ownership

to retain

to keep, hold, or continue to have something

bottom line of a company

the total profit or loss of a company at the end of a particular time

minuscule

extremely small

to devote

to dedicate their time and effort to something or someone

sophisticated

intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks

be blind to something

to not be conscious of something or to refuse to notice something that is obvious to others

minimal supervision

working independently, under no guidance

replicate

to repeat an action

humidity

the amount of water vapor, or invisible moisture, present in the air

offset

to balance out or cancel out an effect

scavenge —

to search for and eat leftover or dead food

contentedly

in a calm, satisfied way, without worry

detriment

harm or disadvantage (to their detriment = in a way that harms them)

fish scale

small rigid plates on fish skin

to lubricate

to put slippery fluid on surface or machine part

acceleration

a rate in which an object changes its velocity

to lurk

to stay hidden or move secretly

curve

a line or shape which is bend without sharp corners

versatile

able to adapt, be used for many purposes

crescent

a curved shape with sharp ends and wide middle part