cam 9

go back

to have existed since a time in the
past

evolutionary

relating to the way in which
plants and animals develop and change
gradually over a long period of time.

enterprising

having the ability to think of new
activities or ideas and make them work

move out

leave, depart, set off #move in

parched

dry, arid, waterless.

cellular

consisting of or relating to the cells of
plants or animals

reptile

a type of animal, such as a snake or
lizard, whose body temperature changes
according to the temperature around it, and
that usually lays eggs to have babies.

prior

previous, past, earlier, preceding.

invasion

the arrival in a place of a lot of
people or things, often where they are not
wanted

migration

when birds or animals travel
regularly from one part of the world to another

reproduction

breeding, procreation.

thoroughgoing

complete, thorough,
absolute.

turn around

if a business, department etc
that is not successful turns around, or if
someone turns it around, it starts to be
successful

abandon

discard, dump, throw away.

terrestrial

living on or relating to land rather
than water.

intermediate

in

between, halfway, middle

be on the way to sth

to be close to doing
something

extreme case

very unusual and severe or
serious

cease to do sth

to stop doing something or
stop happening

revert to sb/sth

go back to: to change back to a situation that existed in the
past.

ashore

on or towards the shore of a lake,
river, sea

breed

reproduce, procreate, have a baby

equivalent to

having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kind

gill

one of the organs on the sides of a fish
through which it breathes

incarnation

the state of living in the form of a
particular person or animal. according to some
religions, people have several different incarnations.

vertebrate

a living creature that has a
backbone

returnee

a person who returns to their own
country after living in another country

in one respect/in some respects etc

used to say that something is true in one way, in some ways etc

lay

if a bird, insect etc lays eggs, it produces them from its body

descend from

to have developed from
something that existed in the past

fossil

an animal or plant that lived many
thousands of years ago and that has been
preserved, or the shape of one of these
animals or plants that has been preserved
in rock

ancestry

the members of your family
who lived a long time ago

fragment

piece, part, portion #whole

contemporary

someone who lived or
was in a particular place at the same time as someone else.

fin

one of the thin body parts that a fish
uses to swim

streamlined

designed or arranged in a way that makes movement easier through air or water

forelimb

one of the two front legs of an
animal with four legs.

graph

chart, diagram, table.

plot

to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc.

cluster of sth

bunch, group, collection

cluster

gather, group, assemble, collect

overlap

the amount by which two things
or activities cover the same area

amphibious

able to live both on land and
in water

determine

decide, find out, verify.

leave no/little doubt (that)

make people
sure or almost sure about something

in the thick of

involved in the busiest,
most active, most dangerous etc part of a
situation ɪn ðə θɪk əv

era

period, age, time.

family tree

a drawing that gives the
names of all the members of a family over
a long period of time, and shows how they
are related to each other

aquatic

living or growing in water.

constitute

form, establish, create, set up

primeval

ancient, prehistoric #modern

mental/visual/cognitive/hearing impairment

a condition in which a part of a person’s mind or body is damaged or does not work well.

auditory

connected with hearing

deficit

shortfall, shortage, insufficiency #surplus

speech

verbal communication

preliminary

initial, opening, primary

acoustics

the shape and size of a room, which affect the way sound is heard in it.

go back

to have existed since a time in the
past

evolutionary

relating to the way in which
plants and animals develop and change
gradually over a long period of time.

enterprising

having the ability to think of new
activities or ideas and make them work

move out

leave, depart, set off #move in

parched

dry, arid, waterless.

cellular

consisting of or relating to the cells of
plants or animals

reptile

a type of animal, such as a snake or
lizard, whose body temperature changes
according to the temperature around it, and
that usually lays eggs to have babies.

prior

previous, past, earlier, preceding.

invasion

the arrival in a place of a lot of
people or things, often where they are not
wanted

migration

when birds or animals travel
regularly from one part of the world to another

reproduction

breeding, procreation.

thoroughgoing

complete, thorough,
absolute.

turn around

if a business, department etc
that is not successful turns around, or if
someone turns it around, it starts to be
successful

abandon

discard, dump, throw away.

terrestrial

living on or relating to land rather
than water.

intermediate

in

between, halfway, middle

be on the way to sth

to be close to doing
something

extreme case

very unusual and severe or
serious

cease to do sth

to stop doing something or
stop happening

revert to sb/sth

go back to: to change back to a situation that existed in the
past.

ashore

on or towards the shore of a lake,
river, sea

breed

reproduce, procreate, have a baby

equivalent to

having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kind

gill

one of the organs on the sides of a fish
through which it breathes

incarnation

the state of living in the form of a
particular person or animal. according to some
religions, people have several different incarnations.

vertebrate

a living creature that has a
backbone

returnee

a person who returns to their own
country after living in another country

in one respect/in some respects etc

used to say that something is true in one way, in some ways etc

lay

if a bird, insect etc lays eggs, it produces them from its body

descend from

to have developed from
something that existed in the past

fossil

an animal or plant that lived many
thousands of years ago and that has been
preserved, or the shape of one of these
animals or plants that has been preserved
in rock

ancestry

the members of your family
who lived a long time ago

fragment

piece, part, portion #whole

contemporary

someone who lived or
was in a particular place at the same time as someone else.

fin

one of the thin body parts that a fish
uses to swim

streamlined

designed or arranged in a way that makes movement easier through air or water

forelimb

one of the two front legs of an
animal with four legs.

graph

chart, diagram, table.

plot

to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc.

cluster of sth

bunch, group, collection

cluster

gather, group, assemble, collect