Vocabulary PowerPoint

1. Vocabulary PowerPoint The Screech Owl Who Liked Television By Jean Craighead George

2. Presence Wild animals are everywhere. You can find signs of their presence.

3. Presence – being in a place

4. disbelief The girl stares in disbelief at the insect. She can’t believe her eyes.

5. Disbelief – unsure if something is true

6. endeared Many raccoons have endeared themselves to people, who think they look loveable.

7. Endeared – attached in a positive way

8. Arrangement Pigeons find that living among people is a fine plan, or arrangement.

9. Arrangement - a plan

10. tempted People might want, or be tempted, to pet wild animals, but they shouldn’t.

11. Tempted – attracted by

12. Pounced Owls have often pounced, or jumped, on small animals.

13. Pounced – jumped on

14. biological Like all living things, animals have a biological need for food.

15. Biological – relating to living things

16. Utter Coyotes in suburbs may utter, or express out loud, spooky cries during the night.

17. Utter – to say or express

18. Hastened Animals have always hastened to flee from a wildfire. They hurry as fast as they can.

19. Hastened - hurried

20. Incident An encounter with a skunk can be a smelly incident. It’s not an enjoyable event.

21. Incident – something that happens