Wordly Wise Lesson 3 & 4

A person from whom one is descended

• duration

• comprehend

• ancestor

• extinct

No longer existing

• ferocious

• evident

• carnivore

• extinct

The lion is a ____________ because it only eats other consumers.

• carnivore

• ferocious

• ancestor

• duration

savage; fierce

• evident

• ancestor

• ferocious

• comprehend

The speaker talked so rapidly that he was hard to ________________.

• duration

• comprehend

• carnivore

• ferocious

hard to see; hidden; covered up

• gigantic

• obvious

• obscure

• prey

In science class, we learned that a ____________ is an animal that is hunted for food.

• preserve

• premature

• option

• prey

Too early; happening or arriving before the proper time

• preserve

• premature

• gigantic

• option

Weak; lacking in size, strength, or power

• puny

• burly

• gigantic

• survive

The teacher told the class that the extra credit was ____________.

• preserve

• prey

• optional

• survive