beverage [ ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ ] Unfortunately, milk is not the healthiest beverage for felines

ailment [ ˈeɪl.mənt ] milk can cause a series of ailments

undigested [ ˌʌn.daɪˈdʒes.tɪd ] Eating too quickly can lead to undigested food causing discomfort

digest [ daɪˈdʒest ] ... lactase, which helps them digest the lactose in milk

intestinal [ ɪnˈtes.tɪ.nəl ] Intestinal health is crucial for overall well-being

digest [ ˈdaɪ.dʒest ] This monthly digest includes the most important news stories

screech [ skriːtʃ ] The screech of the old door echoed through the empty house

unveil [ ʌnˈveɪl ] the competition unveiled an overall winner

raucous [ ˈrɔː.kəs ] the audience always explode with raucous laughter

exceed [ ɪkˈsiːd ] In the US, wind energy generation hit a record in April, exceeding coal-fired generation.

legal personhood [ ˈliː.ɡəl ˈpɜː.sən.hʊd ] a growing number of natural features and spaces were granted legal personhood

intrinsic [ ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk ] living non-human beings should be understood as subjects with intrinsic value

extinction [ ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃ^ən ] Many species are at risk of extinction due to climate change

indigenous [ ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs ] The government has taken steps to protect the indigenous cultures and languages

hiatus [ haɪˈeɪ.təs ] The band took a two-year hiatus before releasing their new album

curated [ ˈkjʊr.eɪ.tɪd ] some bookstores go out of their way to compile curated collections

embellish [ ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ ] in overly embellished spaces

upholstered [ ʌpˈhəʊl.stəd ] cozy up in one of the gold upholstered box-style seats

bustling [ ˈbʌs.lɪŋ ] The city center was bustling with tourists and street performers

medieval [ ˌmed.ˈiː.vəl ] This medieval bookshop

vaulted [ ˈvɒl.tɪd ] The church’s vaulted ceiling contains centuries-old frescoes

palatial [ pəˈleɪ.ʃ^əl ] The palatial bookstore is the perfect place to peruse

peruse [ pəˈruːz ] The palatial bookstore is the perfect place to peruse

flock [ flɒk ] A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings

murmuration [ ˌmɜː.məˈreɪ.ʃən ] Murmurations form about an hour before sunset

fuse [ fjuːz ] The flock splits apart and fuses together again

swirl [ swɜːl ] Murmurations look like swirling blobs

forage [ ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ ] many birds forms groups called flocks when foraging for food

murmur [ ˈmɜː.mə^r ] This special kind of flock is named for the sound of a low murmur it makes

roost [ ruːst ] the birds all at once drop down into their roost for the night

dilution [ daɪˈluː.ʃ^ən ] This dilution effect might be part of the reason murmurations happen

snag [ snæɡ ] We hit a snag while finalizing the project

get snagged by [ ɡet snæɡd baɪ ] the lower the risk to any one bird of being the one that gets snagged by a predator

swarm [ swɔːrm ] In summer, mosquitoes swarm around that pond.

tranquil [ ˈtræŋ.kwɪl ] Being overall tranquil locales, forests also contain higher levels of oxygen

boon [ buːn ] oxygen is a boon for our bodies

pest [ pest ] Plants usually use these chemicals to combat pests