Unit 7 Vocabulary

	WORD	POS	NOTES
	ability	n	The mental or physical power or skill that makes it possible to do something.
	according to	prep	Stated by somebody as shown by something.
	acquire	V	To get or obtain something.
	apparently	adv	According to what people say.
	assumption	n	Something that you accept as true even though you have no proof.
	attract	v	To cause somebody or something to go to or give attention to something.
	claim	v	Say that something is true without having any proof.
	coin	n	A piece of money made of metal.
	combine	v	To join or mix two or more things together.
	command	n/v	An order
	communication	n	The act of communicating.
	context	n	The situation in which something happens
	creature	n	A living thing such as an animal, a bird, a fish or an insect, but not a plant.
	demonstrate	v	Show clearly that something is true
	determine	v	Fix or decide something
	emotion	n	A strong feeling such as love, anger, fear, or jealousy.
	encounter	v/n	To meet somebody unexpectedly.
	evidence	n	Something that gives a reason for believing.
	gender	n	To do with men or women.
	gesture	n	A movement of the hand or head that expresses something.
	glue	n	A thick sticky liquid that is used for joining things together.
	hand signal	n	A sign used to communicate with your hands.
	linguist	N pers	A person who is good at learning foreign languages.
	majority	n	The largest number or part of something.
	mammal	n	An animal that gives live birth and does not lay eggs.
	observe	v	To notice or watch somebody or something carefully.
	organ	n	A part of the body that has a particular function. (i.e., heart, stomach, etc)
	pick up	Phr v	(Pick up a language)
	prey	n	An animal that is killed and eaten by another animal.
	primate	n	Mammals including humans and apes.
	reassure	v	To say or do something in order to make somebody feel less frightened or nervous.
	recent	adj	Having happened or been done or produced a short time ago.
	research	v/n	To study something carefully and in detail.
	respond	v	To say or do something as an answer.
	shed light on	idiom	To make something clear and easy to understand.
	species	n	A group of plants or animals that are very similar to each other and that can breed together.
	spread	v	Affect a larger area or bigger group of people
	stereotype	n	A fixed idea about a person or thing, which is not true in reality.
	structure	n	The way that the parts of something are put together or organized
	symbol	n	A sign or object, etc. which represents an idea.
	upright	adj	Standing straight up
	verbal	adj	Of words or the use of words
	vocalize	v	To say or sing out loud.
	warning	n	Something that tells you to be careful or tells you about something before it happens.
	wonder	v	Ask yourself questions about