Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: Nature Words

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  1. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  2. biome
    major ecological community with distinct climate and flora
  3. bog
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
  4. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  5. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  6. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  7. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  8. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  9. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
  10. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  11. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
  12. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  13. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  14. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  15. amphibious
    relating to vertebrates that live on land but breed in water
  16. avian
    pertaining to or characteristic of birds
  17. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  18. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  19. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  20. feral
    wild and menacing
  21. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  22. invertebrate
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
  23. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
  24. menagerie
    a collection of live animals for study or display
  25. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  26. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  27. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  28. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  29. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  30. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  31. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  32. arable
    capable of being farmed productively
  33. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  34. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  35. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  36. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  37. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  38. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  39. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  40. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  41. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  42. horticulture
    the cultivation of plants
  43. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  44. combustible
    capable of igniting and burning
  45. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  46. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  47. inferno
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  48. inflammatory
    inciting action or rebellion
  49. kindle
    catch fire
  50. stoke
    (of a fire) stir up or tend
  51. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  52. damp
    slightly wet
  53. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  54. deluge
    a heavy rain
  55. dike
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water
  56. douse
    wet thoroughly
  57. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  58. irrigate
    supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  59. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  60. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  61. moist
    slightly wet
  62. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
Created on Fri Jan 31 17:25:32 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:04:54 EDT 2020)

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