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A
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absorbs
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the process in which one substance or living
thing takes in or soaks up another.
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abundance
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a quantity or amount that is more than enough;
plentiful or overflowing supply
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adapted
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a change in the body or behavior of a species
over many generations, making it better able to
survive in its environment
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affordable
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to be able to spare or give
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aggressive
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forceful; bold
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agriculture
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the raising of crops or livestock
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ahupua'a
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section of land going from the mountains to the
sea
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ambitious
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strongly desirous; eager
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ancient
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of great age ; very old
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aqua culture
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the science, art, and business of cultivating
marine or freshwater food fish or shellfish, such
as oysters, clams, salmon, and trout, under
controlled conditions.
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aquatic
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an organism that lives in, on, or near the
water.
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arthropods
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any of a phylum of invertebrate animals that
have a jointed body and limbs
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B
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bogs
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An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate
composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which
characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees
usually grow
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brackish
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having a somewhat salty taste, especially from
containing a mixture of seawater and fresh
water
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C
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ceremonies
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a formal act or set of acts done on an special
or important occasion
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coastal
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of, at , near, or along a coast
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concealed
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to put or keep put of site
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considered
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to think seriously or carefully about
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converted
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to change in character,condition, or use
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creatures
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any living being, especially an animal as
distinct as man
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crustaceans
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an animal that has a hard outer shell, no bones
inside its body, and legs with many joints.
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cultivated
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(of soil) prepared and used for growing
crops
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D
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destruction
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the fact or state of being destroyed; ruined
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detritus
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loose fragments or grains that have been worn
away from rock.
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developer
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a person or thing that develops
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development
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the act or process of developing
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diatoms
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any of a large group of microscopic, one-celled
algae that live in fresh and salt water and have
cell walls made up mostly of silica
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distinctive
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serving to identify; distinguishing
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dominates
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to take over
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downstream
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in the direction of the current or flow of a
stream
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drainage
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something that is drained off
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drift
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to be moved, driven, or carried along by
currents of water or air
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E
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ecosystem
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a system formed by the interaction of a
community of organisms with their physical
environment
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elevation
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height above the earth's surface or above sea
level
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endangered
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in immediate danger of becoming extinct
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endemic
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unique to an area; occurring naturally nowhere
else on earth
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enemy
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something dangerous or harmful
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environment
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all of the objects, influences, and conditions
that surround and affect the development of an
animal or plant
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eradicate
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to pull up by roots
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eroded
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to wear or wash away gradually, as by rubbing or
friction
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estimated
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a judgment or opinion, as of the value, quality,
extent, size, or the cost of something
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estuary
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partially enclosed coastal areas where seawater
is diluted by streams or springs. Most estuaries
occur at stream mouths
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exotic
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of or belonging to another part of the world;
not native; foreign
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F
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favorable
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approving; complimentary
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feral
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introduced wildlife
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fertile
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rich in material needed to sustain plant
growth
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filter
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a device that allows particles to pass and/or
stops the passage of others
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fishpond
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a pond containing fish, especially stocked with
fish
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flexible
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able to bend without breaking; not stiff or
rigid
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flooding
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a great flow of overflowing water, especially
over normally dry land
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G
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Top
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petroglyph
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a carving or inscription on a rock
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gigantic
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like or resembling a giant, especially in size;
huge; enormous
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goby
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type of fish in Hawaii that migrates to two type
of environments: salt and freshwater
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gourmet
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fine food and drink.
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guttural
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having a harsh, grating quality, as certain
sounds produced in the back of the mouth.
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H
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habitant
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the area where an animal or plant naturally
lives and grows
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haole
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foreign
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hydrophiles
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a plant adapted to grow in water
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I
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'ili
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part of a ahupua'a, land division in ancient
Hawaiian days
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increase
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to make greater, in number or size
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indigenous
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naturally occurring in one area, but not unique
to that area
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interbreeding
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to breed with another kind or species
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intermittent
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not happening all the time, sometimes, off and
on
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introduced
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to bring in and establish in a new place or
environment
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invaders
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to encroach or intrude on; violate
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invertebrates
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an animal which has no back bone
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imu
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a Hawaiian underground oven
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J
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juvenile
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a young living thing
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K
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Kaelepulu
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a community (now called Enchanted Lake) on the
island of Oahu that means "moist blackness"
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Kailua
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a suburban community on the east side of
Oahu
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L
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laxative
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a medicine that stimulates the emptying of the
bowels
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levitated
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to rise or float in the air specially in
seeming, defiance of gravitation
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limu
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Hawaiian name for seaweed
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lo'i
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in Hawaii it means a taro patch with water
running through it
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M
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makai
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ocean side
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mangrove
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any of several tropical evergreen trees found in
marshy and coastal regions
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marshland
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land that is sometimes under water
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matures
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having reached full growth or development
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mauka
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mountain side
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microscopic
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too small to be seen with the naked eye
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migration
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the regular, long distance movement of animals
to places with better living conditions
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mollusks
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any of a large group of animals without
backbones, found mainly in salt water, and
including clams, oysters, and snails
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molted
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To shed hair, skin, scales, feathers, fur, or
other coverings and grow new ones
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N
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nape
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back of neck
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natural
resources
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items obtained only from the environment such as
water, soil, fish, trees
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native
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an animal or plant that was naturally (wind,
currents) bought to an area without the help of
man.
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nontoxic
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not poisonous
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nutrients
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a food substance, such as protein, carbohydrate,
fat, vitamin, mineral, fiber, or water, needed for
good health
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O
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offshore
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moving or directed away from the shore
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ohelo berry
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Hawaiian plant with berries
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'o'opu
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also known as a goby that has two migrations:
ocean and stream
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outlet
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a place a which something escapes or comes
out
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oxygen
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a chemical element important for most forms of
life
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P
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pesticide
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a chemical used to kill or control pests
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poi
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a starchy Hawaiian pudding
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pollutant
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something that pollutes, especially industrial
waste or other material that pollutes air, water,
or soil
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pollution
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the result of polluting the land, air, or
water
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poultice
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a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated
mass spread on cloth and applied to sores
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prawn
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edible crustaceans similar to but larger than
the shrimps.
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predator
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an animal that hunts and eats other animals
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productive
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producing abundantly; fertile or prolific
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pukiawe
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small Hawaiian bush whose berries were used on
leis
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R
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raging
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to feel or show violent danger
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recreational
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of or relating to recreation
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referred
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to send or direct (someone), as for information
or aid
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repellent
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to resist a substance
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reservoirs
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a natural man - made place used for the storage
of water
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runoff
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rain or snow not absorbed by the soil, which
forms surface streams
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S
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Top
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sanctuary
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any place of refuge
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scavengers
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an animal, such as a vulture or hyena, that
feeds on decaying plant or animal matter
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silt
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very tiny bits of soil and rock that settle to
the bottom of rivers and other bodies of water
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slurred
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to pass over hurriedly or carelessly
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sparingly
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careful in spending or using
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sparsely
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thinly spread or distributed
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species
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a group of living things that are the same in
many ways
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spikelets
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a small or secondary spike: one of the small few
flowered braced spikes that ake up the compound
inflorescence of a grass or sedge
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spindle
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a round, tapered stick weighted at one end and
turned by hand, used to twist fibers into
thread
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sprawling
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to lie or sit with the body and limbs stretched
out in an awkward or careless manner
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staple
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basic food
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succulent
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fleshy and juicy
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surrounding
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the objects, influences, or conditions of a
place or way of life
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sustain
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to keep up or in effect
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swamps
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an area of low lying land flooded with water and
usually covered with dense vegetation such as
grasses, trees, and shrubs
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T
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Top
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taro
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a tropical plant of Hawaii and other Pacific
islands having a starchy root
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threat
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an expression of the intention to inflict
punishment, harm, or no pain
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thriving
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to be successful or fortunate
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transformed
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to change in shape, form, or appearance
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tuber
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a thick part of a stem that grows
underground
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U
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unique
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not having an equal, different
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urban
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of, in, relating to, or characteristic of a city
or city life
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urban sprawl
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developments such as housing shopping center
spreading throughout an area
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V
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various
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different from one another
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vegetation
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plant life
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vertebrates
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any of a large group of animals, including fish,
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
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W
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Top
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watershed
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an area where rainwater soaks into the soil and
drains into a river or stream
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water quality
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degree of how clean and/or safe the water is for
living organisms and/or for recreational use
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wetlands
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land covered with water for all or part of the
year
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wildlife
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living things, especially wild animals that live
naturally in an area
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Z
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zooplankton
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plankton that consists of animals, including the
corals, rotifers, sea anemones, and jellyfish
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