Here is some vocabulary from this edition. Do you know what the words mean?
abundance
a large quantity of something
anatomy
the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies
auspicious
showing or suggesting that future success is likely
cuddly
a person, animal or thing that makes you want to cuddle them
damp
slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way
debt
a sum of money that a person or organization owes
dormant
not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later
drought
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
elated
extremely happy and excited
envious
wanting something that someone else has
excess
a larger amount of something than is allowed or needed
exquisite
extremely beautiful and very delicately made
honeymoon
a holiday taken by two people who have just got married
inflation
a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase
leisure
time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy
merge
(v) to combine, or to join things together to form one thing
multicultural
involving or including people or ideas from many different countries, races, or religions
norm
the usual or normal situation, way of doing something etc
orthodontist
a dentist whose job is to help teeth to grow straight when they have not been growing correctly
quarrel
(n) an angry argument or disagreement
tricky
something difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems
unwind
to relax and stop feeling anxious
weed
(v) to remove unwanted plants from a garden or other place
withstand
to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something