VOCAB GROUP: LĀʻAU text

1. adapt

   change in order to be better suited to one’s environment

2. adornments

   decorations; things that make something more beautiful

3. climates

   the general weather conditions of an area

4. endangered

   seriously at risk of becoming extinct

5. endemic

   native to a certain area

6. evolve

   to develop gradually into a more complex form

7. extinct

   having no living members

8. flitted

   moved swiftly and lightly

9. flourish

   to grow in a healthy way

10. habitat

    the natural home or environment of a living thing

11. inhabitant

    a person or animal that lives in a place

12. intruders

    something that enters uninvited and unwanted, often with ill intent

13. invertebrates

    animals without backbones

14. kāhili

    feather pole symbolizing royalty

15. moisture

    wetness

16. organisms

    creatures, living things

17. predator

    an animal that preys on other animals

18. regenerate

    regrow

19. reverence

    to have great respect for someone or something

20. sensors

    something that can detect

21. species

    a group of living things that are of the same kind and that can exchange genes or mate with one another

22. steroid

    a drug that improves strength and increases muscle

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