part 1

pre-reading terms

• George Bailey & Clarence

• prairie dogs

• black-footed ferrets

• retro & retro-fit

• sanitation dept. & sanitize

• extraction & extract

• stewardship & steward

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part 2

pre-reading terms

• dino-wannbe

• blase [blah-zay}

• exotic

• can of Mace

• heart-in-throat

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part 3

pre-reading terms

• a bouncer

• Green Acres TV show

• occupational hazards

• analogy - remember the "Dandelion" poem

• whims & vagaries

• reviled

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part 4

pre-reading terms

• herpetologist

• said, as an adjective

• beaut - meaning

• go-ape

• venom vs. poison

• dessert vs. desert

• near-death experiences

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part 4: Fangs for the Memories: click here: 3 minutes

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