Word List

• v. To accustom oneself to something is to get used to it.
  I find it difficult to accustom myself to new time zones when I travel around the world.
• n. The alpha member of a group is the most dominant or has the highest rank.
  The largest lion was the alpha male of the pack.
• v. To arouse means to awaken interest or attention in someone.
  The politician's words were meant to arouse the protestors' anger.
• adj. If someone is articulate, he or she has the ability to express ideas clearly and effectively.
  Alfred's friends loved talking to him because he was so articulate and intelligent.
• v. To buzz means to show excitement about something.
  Seoul buzzes from dawn till dusk.
• v. To clash means to fight or argue over something.
  The sisters often clash over the right way to do things.
• n. Classification means putting things into categories or groups that have things in common.
  According to scientific classification, a duck-billed platypus is an egg-laying mammal.
• v. To cling to something means to hold onto it tightly.
  A mother sloth will cling tightly to her baby in the treetops.
• n. Compliance is the act of following a rule or doing what you are supposed to do.
  The bratty child never shows compliance with her mother's rules.
• v. To comprehend something means to understand it.
  The player could not comprehend why he lost the game.
• v. To congregate means to gather in one place.
  Seeing a group of birds congregate in the sky is an awesome sight.
• n. Custody is the right to take care of someone or something.
  The prisoners were put in the custody of the jailers.
• v. To disperse means to scatter everywhere.
  I watched the people disperse in all directions to avoid the charging bull.
• v. To embody means to symbolize or represent something.
  Mother Teresa was said to embody goodness and kindness.
• adj. Empirical means involving scientific proof and evidence.
  Scientists must always find empirical evidence in their work.
• n. Exclusion is the act of keeping someone out of a group.
  People gathered together to protest the exclusion of immigrants from our country.
• v. To flock means to gather in one place.
  Groups of birds will flock to the river in the spring.
• v. When animals graze, they feed on plants.
  The sheep and goats like to graze on the grass outside the village.
• adj. If someone is intelligent, they are very smart.
  The intelligent student graduated from high school with the highest marks in his class.
• n. A jungle is a type of forest in a warm, rainy tropical area, where trees and plants grow very close together.
  Many kinds of animals, including birds, reptiles, and even elephants live in a jungle.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that best fits the given definition.

B ‣ Check(✓) the one that best fits the blank.

C ‣ Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.