2.  Wise in a clever or practical way (adjective) ◦ An astute shopper compares prices carefully before making a purchase.

3.  Genuine; true (adjective) ◦ An authority on old maps declared that the sixteenth-century chart of the Florida Keys is authentic.

4.  A choice item of food (noun) ◦ Smoked salmon is a delicacy.

5.  Expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of someone (adjective) ◦ His habit of making derogatory comments about his co-workers made him unpopular.

6.  To eat up hungrily (verb) ◦ The wolf was about to devour Little Red Riding Hood when the woodcutter arrived.

7.  Something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality (noun) ◦ The monster in the closet is a figment of the child’s imagination.

8.  Imaginary; not real (adjective) ◦ Unicorns are mythical creatures.

9.  A bird’s feathers (noun) ◦ Parrots have brightly colored plumage.

10.  Living by killing and eating other animals (adjective) ◦ Crocodiles are predatory animals.

11.  Coming earlier in time (adjective) ◦ I was unable to see you this morning because I had a prior appointment.

12.  To search through or pick over, looking for something useful (verb) ◦ People with metal detectors scavenge the beach looking for coins.

13.  To kill in order to obtain meat (verb) ◦ The hogs are fattened up before they are slaughtered.

14.  The condition of being alone or at some distance from people. (noun) ◦ We enjoyed the solitude of a walk on the deserted beach.

15.  Moving in a clumsy or awkward way (adjective) ◦ Walruses, graceful in the water, are ungainly creatures on land.

16.  Open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally (adjective) ◦ Starving people are more vulnerable to disease than those who are well fed.