Cam 13 test 3

Palm

A tree growing in warm regions with a tall, straight trunk, no branches, and a mass of long, pointed leaves at the top.

People

A society.

Exotic

Unusual, different, nonnative.

Native

Familiar.

Merchant

Dealer, tradesman.

Apparently

Actually, evidently, obviously.

Palm-fringed

With palm trees along the edge.

Cliché

An idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer.

Envisage

Imagine, expect, think of.

Flesh

The soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten.

Slender

Thin, small.

Trunk

A thick main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow.

Timber

A long piece of wood used for building.

Endangered

Rare, scarce, threatened, in danger of extinction.

Hardwood

The strong, heavy wood of particular trees such as oak, used especially to make furniture.

Surmount

To be placed on top of something.

Rosette

A thing that has the shape of a rose.

Vein

One of the thin lines on a leaf.

Strip away

To remove a layer from something.

Immature

Young.

Cluster together/around

Form a small group.

Stem

The main long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow.

Be tapped for

Be extracted for.

Sap

The liquid in a plant or tree that carries food to all its parts.

Reduce

Decrease, cut, lessen.

Fibre

Threads when they are in mass that can be used for making products such as cloth and rope.

Rope

Very strong thick string made by twisting thinner strings.

Innermost

Nearest to the centre or inside of something.

Prominent

Noticeable, obvious, important.

Charcoal

A hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel.

Nutrient

A substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow.

Yield

The amount of profits, crops, etc., that something produces.

Solidify

To become solid.

Brilliant

Bright, vivid.

Edible

Fit or suitable to be eaten.

Meat

The edible white flesh of coconut, often shredded for use in cake or curries.

Cosmetics

Substances put on the face or body to improve its quality.

Derivative

Something made from something else.

Acquire

Obtain, gain, get, attain.

Sphere

Field, area of study, domain.

Dynamite

A powerful explosive.

Maritime

Relating to the sea.

Voyager

Someone who has journeys on the sea.

Colonizer

Settler, inhabitant.

Float in water

To stay on the surface of water and not sink.

Tolerate

Bear, endure, put up with.

Viable

Capable of developing and surviving independently.

Indefinitely

For an unlimited period.

Germinate

To start growing.

Expose something to something

To show something that is usually covered or hidden.

Glare

Unpleasantly bright or strong light.

Embryo

A young plant in the very early stages of development before coming out of its seed.

Fibrous

Made of fibres, or like fibre.

Voyage

A long journey on the sea.

Moisture

Humidity, damp, wetness.

Reveal

Tell, divulge, disclose.

Diametrically

Completely different.

Propose

Suggest, offer, submit, recommend.

Degree

The amount or level of something.

Diversity

Variety, range, multiplicity.

Relative

Trees that belong to the same group.

Indigenous

Native, original, local.

Intriguing

Fascinating, interesting, exciting.

Originate

To appear for the first time in a particular place.

Disperse

To spread or make something spread over a wide area.

Baby talk

The special language adults sometimes use when talking to babies.

Boost

Improvement, enhancement.

High-pitched

(of sounds) Higher than usual.

Exaggerated

Being described as better, larger, etc. than it really is.

Repetitious

Involving something that is often repeated, in a way that becomes boring.

Fascination

A very strong attraction, that makes something very interesting.

Linguists

A person who studies languages or linguistics.

Womb

The organ in women and female animals in which babies develop before they are born.

Prompt

Make, cause, motivate.

Pregnant

(Of women) Having an unborn baby growing inside her body.

Infant

A baby or very young child.

Native tongue

First language.

Exposure

The fact of experiencing something or being affected by it.

Bilingual

Able to use two languages equally well.

Prioritize

To put tasks, problems, etc. in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important first.

Absurd

Completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible.

Infant-directed speech

A powerful tool that parents instinctively use to aid language development in their infant's first months and years of life.

Equipped with something

To provide someone with something.

Interact with somebody

Communicate.

Pitch

How high or low a sound is.

Fundamental

Basic, essential.

Frequency

The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time.

Be rooted in something

To have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it.

Bridge

A thing that provides a connection between two different things.

Hypothesis

Theory, assumption.

Date back (to)

To have existed since a particular time in the past.

Familial

Related to or typical of a family.

Speech

Spoken language.

Repertoire of something

The total number of things that someone knows and is able to do.

Fit somebody with

Put somebody in.

Audio-recording vest

A kind of sound recording tool which covers the upper part of the body.

Capture

Record.

Babble

(Of a baby) To make sounds in a way that is difficult to understand before beginning to say actual words.

Socioeconomic status

The social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation.

Matter

Be important.