UNIT 5 HUMANS AND CATTLE: A SHARED STORY Reading 1 | Quizlet

cattle

cows , bulls etc, kept as farm animals for their milk or meat

herd

a group of animals of a single kind

to greet

to say hello

wealth

a large amount of money and possessions

pride

high opinion of yourself

gift

present

acknowledge

recognize; admit

date back to

exist since

to hunt

to chase and kill wild animals

wild

untamed

ancestor

predecessor

to pave the way for

to make possible

settlement

a small community of people living in a new place

scholar

a learned person

leather

a material made from the skin of an animal

to plow

turning up the earth for planting

shift

change

peaceful

calm; quiet

to undergo

to endure; to experience

suitable

appropriate

to rule out

to eliminate

to display

show, exhibit

to breed-bred-bred

to reproduce, to procreate

to graze

to feed on growing grass

to run away

to escape

to be accustomed to ( +ING)

to be used to (+ING)

to fit the bill

to be a suitable choice

advantageous

beneficial

disease

sickness, illness

to clear

make clean and tidy

a win-win situation

an arrangement that is good for both sides

to disagree

not agree

account

explanation

to cite

to quote

startling

very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable

finding

discovery

to trace back to

to find the origin of something

actually

in fact, really

rare

not common

a wedding

marriage ceremony

highly

very

hardly

,barely . not very much

surgery

medical operation

a pet

domestic animal