| Term | Definition |
| dominant | having the control |
| subservient | too willing to do what other people want you to do |
| wary | being on guard, very cautious |
| abundant | more than enough |
| humid | a type of weather condition having lots of water vapor |
| teeming | full of things |
| agressive | bold; ready and quick to fight |
| simulate | imitate, to do the same thing |
| venomous | poisonous |
| extinct | a species no longer living, having died out |
| habitat | environment |
| migrate | birds, animals, or people moving from one place to another |
| dilemma | problem |
| canopy | the high sheltering branches of the rainforest |
| fashion | to make into a particular form |
| observation | paying close attention |
| cache ("cash") | a hidden supply of goods |
| ferocity/ferocious | being extremely savage of fierce |
| lingering | delaying departure |
| ventilate | to let fresh air into a place |