Unit 1: Independent Reading

This list covers Journey into the Deep, "Extreme Exploration: An Interview with Dr. Eva Ramirez-Llodra," The Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figg, and "Enough!"
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  1. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    Until a few years ago, no one even knew that this species, or kind, of jellyfish existed.
  2. submerged
    beneath the surface of the water
    Continental slopes are the submerged edges of continents.
  3. compartment
    a partitioned section within a larger enclosed area
    From the forward compartment, the pilot announces that there's coral dead ahead.
  4. engulf
    flow over or cover completely
    The coral garden fades to black as the darkness engulfs it.
  5. obscure
    make unclear or less visible
    Mounds of mussels cluster so thickly at some hydrothermal vents that they completely obscure the ocean bottom.
  6. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
    After a few minutes of careful maneuvering, the sub is flanked by tube worms on both sides.
  7. flank
    be located at the sides of something or somebody
    After a few minutes of careful maneuvering, the sub is flanked by tube worms on both sides.
  8. classification
    the act of distributing into categories of the same type
    They analyze the different organisms and create a scientific classification so that types of creatures that are similar are grouped together.
  9. smuggle
    import or export without paying customs duties
    Probably they won't let me go off to prison with him. I'll have to visit, and smuggle in a saw so he can make his escape.
  10. reminisce
    recall the past
    We'll fish in mountain streams for trout as big as dogs, and someday we'll sit in rockers on the porch and reminisce about the silly old days when the stupid rotten sergeant blacked his eye, and how we made our great escape.
  11. confinement
    the state of being enclosed
    But I keep my mouth shut and my eyes on the prisoner wagon, trying to scheme up a plan to break Harold out of his confinement.
  12. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
    The top of the little hill is strewn with rocks and boulders and a few spindly trees.
  13. retrieve
    go for and bring back
    The bodies of the fallen have to be left where they fall, to be retrieved when the battle concludes, if it ever does.
  14. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
    A few soldiers fight hand to hand, rolling among the rocks, but most of the casualties are inflicted at a distance of thirty yards or so.
  15. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
    The snide laughter. The smirks. Adversity in all its forms.
  16. alliance
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
    We shake hands. An alliance is formed.
Created on Wed Nov 18 16:12:24 EST 2020 (updated Mon Nov 30 16:37:07 EST 2020)

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