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Should We Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? Vocabulary Should We Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? - Vocabulary • clone – (verb) to produce an exact genetic copy of a plant or animal. – Scientists plan to clone an extinct animal. • extinct – (adj.) a species that is no longer in existence because the last living example has died out: – Scientists plan to clone an extinct animal. • behemoth - (noun) any creature or thing of monstrous size or power – This behemoth is a woolly mammoth. • gruesome – (adj.) causing great horror; disgusting, gross – Cloning efforts often fail, and cloned animals tend to have serious and sometimes gruesome health problems. • resurrect – (verb) to raise from the dead; bring to life again. – Many people wonder why millions of dollars and countless research hours should be spent attempting to resurrect a species that went extinct thousands of years ago Should We Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth? – Vocabulary Review • clone – – (verb) to produce an exact genetic copy of a plant or animal. • extinct – – (adj.) a species that is no longer in existence because the last living example has died out: • behemoth – – (noun) any creature or thing of monstrous size or power • gruesome – – (adj.) causing great horror; disgusting, gross • resurrect – – (verb) to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
