KEA Productions presents
ANIMAL CRACKERS

Glossary

*Directions: You can return to the stories by clicking on the linked vocabulary word.

biped

two footed animal

bleat

an animal's stuttered cry like that of a sheep or calf

boast

to brag, exaggerate the merit

cackle

mean laughter, often used to describe a witch's laughter

consume

eat

contempt(uous)

to look down on as if better than

cope

to deal with, endure

disheartened

to feel extremely sad, heart broken

domoic acid

a naturally occuring toxin found in some of the algaes that seals and sea lions eat, some think the levels increased during El Nino

El Nino

a name given to extreme climate changes probably due to global warming in the late 1990s

enclosure

closed off area often using fences to contain

encounter

run in, meeting

entangle

get caught in such as in a fishing line or net

foresee

predict

harass(ment)

to tease, make fun of

hybrid

mix, part x and part y

in awe

inspired by, admiring

inferiority complex

feeling not as good as or not good enough

interject

to interrupt, say suddenly often with emotion

mallard

a type of duck with a green neck, a shade of deep green

metaphorically

speaking figuratively as in not literally

mews

falconry term for where the birds stay, often a row of little habitats

mock

mimic, tease, make fun of

moxie

spunk, spirit, courage

O

Angry P's slang for ocean like "crib", also a homonym for the French word for water "eau"

optimistic

positive or hopeful outlook/ state of mind

perfunctory

done with little interest or care, flippant, snotty like "la tee dah"

pinniped

webbed footed marine mammal that includes seals, sea lions, and walruses, "P" is Angry P's code for pinniped

ponder

to think about and wonder

posture

a stance, how someone positions one's body, can be an attitude too

preach

to give moral advice, often spiritual

rafting

a term used to describe the way seals and sea lions float as they sleep, often done in groups

raptor

a group of predatory birds also called "birds of prey" that includes eagles, falcons, hawks, owls and vultures; in general predators hunt prey, but an animal can be both a predator and prey, for example a shark eats other fish, but a person could hunt and eat that shark

rebel

to fight against, someone who rebels

regal

royal

rehab(ilitation)

a center or time when one restores one's health

resonate

to echo, sounds that bounce through an area, reverberate

rook(ery)

where seals and sea lions live, "rook" is slang used by Angry P like "hood" for neighborhood, "rookers" his a slang equivalent to "homies"

sermon

spiritual or religious speech

talons

claws usually of a bird

taunted

tease, ridicule, make fun of

testify

to confirm as true, communicate one's experience

toxic

poisonous, harmful

validity

truthful, accuracy

vent

to take out one's frustrations

weary

tired

*Directions: You can return to the stories by clicking on the linked vocabulary word.

main menu