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adorn – to decorate; make more beautiful 59


antibiotics – medicines that kill germs that make us sick 99


anxiety – a feeling of being worried about something 106


bias – when we favour one group rather than another group 38 camouflaged – insects that you cannot see because their colours and textures are the same as the plants they live on 89 choreograph – invent the steps and movements for a dance 36


cirrhosis – a disease of the liver. You say it as si-ro-sis 106


concentric – circles with the same centre 60


contour – outline of a shape 59 contrast – show the difference between two opposite things 24


custom – a regular activity which can form part of a religion 70


cycle – a series of events that repeat themselves always in the same order 89


cyclical – process that happens again and again 60


depression – a medical condition that makes you feel unhappy and worried all the time and stops you from living a normal life 106


dimension – size or measurements 29 discrimination – when we do not treat people the same, especially people who are different to us 38


feedback – messages we give to others, or get from others, about things we do or say 11


festivals – celebrations of important events 69


flightless – unable to fly 119 flock – a whole lot of birds together 119


focal point – the area to which you look first 61 foster homes – homes where children live as part of a family, without being adopted by the parents 47


genre – type, category or sort 57 goal – something you want to achieve, usually in a certain period of time 9


imaginary – not real but as you see it in your own mind 92


initiation – a custom where boys become men 70


mime – act without words 23 mobile – a decorative structure hanging from a frame so that it can turn freely in space 92 paracetemol – a type of medicine that stops pain and fever 101


parasite – a living thing that lives on or inside another living thing. A flea that lives on a dog and feeds on the dog’s blood is a parasite 100


pigment – the dry powder that gives colour to paint 29


pilgrimage – a journey to a holy place 70


pitch – the highs and lows of your voice 53


plumage – the feathers that cover a bird 118


preliminary – something you do first before you do something else 90


radiating – lines drawn outwards from the centre of a circle like the rays of the sun 60


resonance – amplification of speech sounds made by vibration in the head and chest, nose, mouth and throat 83


retired – elderly, no longer of working-age 47


ritual – ceremony that usually has a spiritual or cultural meaning 62 self-concept – how you see yourself and what you think about yourself 8


sequence – order that things happen, one after the other 23


shaft – the long piece in the centre of a feather 118


sign – something like a STOP street sign; it has no deeper meaning 61


social – able to get along with others 119


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