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  • Definition of "Adaption": (The polar bear’s thick fur is an adaptation that keeps it warm in the icy Arctic.)
    A change that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
  • Use "cavities" in a sentence: The dentist found two small cavities in my teeth where sugar had made tiny holes.
  • Meaning of "drowsy": After reading a book in bed, I felt drowsy and ready to fall asleep.
    Feeling sleepy or tired.
  • Use "frigid" in a sentence: "very cold"
  • Use "chamber" in a sentence: The queen slept in a large chamber with golden walls and soft pillows.
  • Meaning of "forage": The deer had to forage through the snow to find grass to eat.
    To search for food.
  • Definition of "cavities": The dentist found two small cavities in my teeth where sugar had made tiny holes.
    Holes or spaces, especially in teeth or objects.
  • Use "hollow" in a sentence: empty inside
  • Meaning of "hollow": The tree was hollow, and a family of owls lived inside the empty space.
    empty inside
  • Meaning of "insulates": The wool coat insulates my body, keeping me warm in the cold wind.
    Keeps something warm by stopping heat from escaping.
  • "regal" meaning: The lion walked with a regal air, as if he ruled the whole jungle.
    Like a king or queen; grand and fancy.
  • Use "hibernate" in a sentence: To sleep for a long time during the winter.
  • Use "agile" in a sentence: Able to move quickly and easily.
  • Meaning of "frigid": We wore thick coats and gloves to stay warm in the frigid winter air.
    very cold
  • meaning of "plummets": When the bird let go of the branch, it plummeted toward the ground before flying up again.
    Falls quickly and suddenly.
  • Use "dormant" in a sentence: Not active at the moment, but able to become active later.
  • definition of "dormant": The volcano is dormant now, but it could erupt again someday
    Not active at the moment, but able to become active later.
  • Use "cache" in a sentence: A hidden place where things are stored.
  • Chamber definition: The queen slept in a large chamber with golden walls and soft pillows.
    The queen slept in a large chamber with golden walls and soft pillows.
  • Use "drowsy" in a sentence: Feeling sleepy or tired.
  • Definition of "agile": (The squirrel was so agile that it jumped from tree to tree without falling.)
    Able to move quickly and easily.
  • Use 'Adaption' in a sentence: (A change that helps a living thing survive in its environment.)
  • Use "regal" in a sentence: Like a king or queen; grand and fancy.
  • Use "forage" in a sentence: To search for food.
  • Menaing of word "vital"? Water is vital for all living things because they need it to survive.
    Very important or necessary.
  • use "insulates" in a sentence: Keeps something warm by stopping heat from escaping.
  • Meaning of "hibernate": Bears hibernate in caves so they can rest and stay warm all winter
    To sleep for a long time during the winter.
  • Cache definition: The chipmunk had a cache of nuts hidden under the tree roots for winter
    A hidden place where things are stored.
  • Use "plummets" in a sentence: Falls quickly and suddenly.