The Secret Zoo Glossary

The Secret Zoo Glossary

brainstorming

Processes for coming up with creative ideas as quickly as possible.

elaborate

To expound up a description or embellish the narrative of a story.

talons

The claws of a bird.

lanky

Tall and thin.

cryptic

Purpose mysterious and enigmatic.

lurching

Moving in an unsteady, lumbering, heavy-footed manner.

muster

To gather together for a specific purpose.

rummage

To haphazardly make one's way through a diversity of stuff or the stuff through one is rummaging.

edifice

A large and imposing structure.

brevity

A demonstration of being concise but comprehensive in getting information or a point across.

whiff

A faint aroma capable of being detected for only a short period of time.

formidable

Intimidating, imposing and very often capable of instilling fear or trepidation.

juxtapose

To place one thing against another for the purpose of comparison or contrast.

traverse

To cross over a geographic area.

pedestrian

Someone who is walking near an area of automobile traffice; anything considered common and ordinary.

vehemently

Done with great passion and intensity and at least a hint of anger or outrage.

cacophony

A prolonged, loud, discordant and exceptionally unpleasant assemblage of sounds.

variegated

Characterized by an abundance of variety.

blubber

A thick, outer layer of fat useful for adding an extra cushion of insulation.

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