Term 1
Supervision
Watching over someone or something, usually in a job or adults watching over children
Justify
To prove yourself or something correct
Advocate
Dire
Perilous, very bad situation or need
Before the 1600s, this vegetable used to be mainly white or purple, not the bright warm color we know today
Carrots
Paralysis
The state of being paralyzed
Calamitous
To be a calamity; disaster, or bad
Convulse
Shake or shudder violently
Demoralized
Feeling let down or sad because of something
This animal is the largest member of the deer family
Moose
Dialogue
When two or more people speak with each other, in person or in a story.
Strive
To continually seek for something; keep trying
Philosophy
A belief about life
Attain
To reach a goal or obtain something you've desired
This common US condiment was first sold as medicine
Ketchup
Lurch
To be jerked forward suddenly
Submerge
To dip below something, usually in context of water
Elucidate
To explain or make clear
Ravaged
To be destroyed or severely damaged
The first known soup in human history was made with this mammal that likes to go swimming
The hippo
Philanthropist
Someone who helps others, usually through donating money
Ominous
To be imposing, scary, or daunting
Competence
To be skilled at something
This animal is the only marsupial in North America. (It's not actually dead)
The opossum