Lesson 25 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to be educational having to do with education Sesame Street the TV show was very educational.
2 to hold a performance an activity (such as singing a song or acting in a play) that a person or group does to entertain an audience My school held a musical performance when I was a child.
3 to be world-class among the best in the world Japanese shoe manufacturers make world-class shoes.
4 to be gargantuan very very big The Tokyo Sky Tree is gargantuan.
5 marine life animals in the sea The ocean is full of marine life, everything from plankton to whales.
6 to be indigenous to ~ living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment Buffalo are indigenous to North America.
7 an ecosystem everything that exists in a particular environment Desert ecosystems are very difficult to survive in, but somehow plants and animals are able to do so.
8 to be tropical having to do with either one of the two imaginary lines that circle the Earth to the north and south of the equator Tropical areas are common in Mexico and South America.
9 to be transparent able to be seen through (sounds more technical) Jellyfish are transparent, isn't that crazy?
10 to be aquatic of or relating to the animals and plants that live in or near water All aquatic life was affected by the oil spill.
11 to be immense very large The typhoon was immense, covering all of the Kansai region.
12 to be crystal-clear very clear The water in Okinawa is crystal-clear.
13 a creature an animal of any type There are many creatures in the jungle; the most dangerous is the lion.
14 a tide pool an area of water that is left on a beach after the tide has fallen Tide pools are home to many sea creatures.
15 to house ~ to provide shelter or a living space for (someone or something) The cage housed many various kinds of monkeys.
16 to feed ~ to give food to something I will feed the baby from a bottle.
17 to gaze at ~ to look at something for a long time with interest I like to gaze at the Yodogawa River from the window of the train.
18 to mesmerize ~ to interest or amaze someone so much that nothing else is seen or noticed The way manta rays swim mesmerizes me.
19 to see ~ up close to see something very closely I got to see a whale shark up close when I went to the aquarium.
20 a petting pool a shallow pool where you can touch different animals / plants The petting pool was very shallow and full of fish.
21 a kelp forest a forest of seaweed The kelp forests of Monterrey Bay, California, are very famous.