The Grizzly Bear Family Book

Vocabulary Day 1

abundant

• The food was abundant on Thanksgiving since everyone brought so much!

• More than enough; plentiful

abundant

• Example: children at school are abundant, animals in wildlife can be abundant

• Non-example: just enough students to play soccer is not abundant

aggressive

• The dog that lives on the corner is very aggressive because he snaps at us when we walk by.

• Bold; ready and quick to fight

aggressive• Example: mean,

bossy

• Non- example: playful, friendly

carcass

• When we drove on the windy mountain road, we noticed the carcass of a coyote that had been hit by a car.

• The body of a dead animal

carcass

• Example: cows that have been slaughtered for people to buy as steak, etc.

• Non- example: anything alive

caribou

• We only saw pictures of caribou since that type of deer doesn’t live in the desert.

• A type of Arctic deer

caribou

• Example: deer

• Non- Example: horse

dominance

• My mom has dominance over me since whatever she says I have to do!

• The position of having the most control

dominance

• Example: A team can have dominance over another team.

• Non- example: If we are a little bit ahead of someone, we are not dominant.

subservience

• My dog is subservient since he is very trained, and will perform on command.

• The state of being willing to yield to others’ power

subservience

• Example: A dog letting another dog overpower him.

• Non- example: A student following directions.

territory

• Once we entered the wolves territory he never took his eyes off of us!

• An area inhabited by an animal or animal group and defended against intruders

territory

• Example: Your home is your territory.

• Non- example: The mall is not your territory.

tundra• We call the empty lot next

to the school the tundra in the winter since nothing grows there and it always has frozen puddles.

• A treeless Arctic region where the subsoil is permanently frozen and where only low shrubs, lichens, and mosses can grow.

tundra

• Example: Near mountains in a very cold area

• Non- example: Sand dunes are not a tundra.

wariness

• There is always a little wariness when my friend brings out her pet snake, since I think it might get loose and bite me!

• The state of being on one’s guard

wariness

• Example: When you worry about something, and watch out for it.

• Non- example: I would not be showing wariness if I just jumped right into the water.

wilderness• I have always wanted

to go camping in the wilderness, but my mom doesn’t want to be without running water.

• Any unsettled region in its natural state

wilderness

• Example: Mountains you can see in the distance where nobody lives

• Non- example: a vacant lot in your neighborhood

Think- Pair- Share

• What word do you think is the most interesting? Why?

• Was there a word that you have never heard before?