fossil [ ˈfɒs.^əl ] reducing the use of fossil fuels

disclosure [ dɪsˈkləʊ.ʒə^r ] He insisted on full disclosure of the terms before signing the contract

entice [ ɪnˈtaɪs ] The group uses an audio lure to entice these little owls

molt [ məʊlt ] Birds molt their feathers every year to prepare for the winter

beak [ biːk ] “We definitely get beak snapping at times,” Boyle Acuti says

pertain [ pɜːˈteɪn ] The rules pertain to everyone in the organization

concealment [ kənˈsiːl.mənt ] a little saw-whet owl is really a master of concealment

pinecone [ ˈpɑɪnˌkoʊn ] saw-whet owls are not a whole lot bigger than a pinecone

mourn [ mɔːn ] She mourned the death of her childhood pet for weeks

pampered [ ˈpæm.pəd ] their felines were beloved and pampered

pamper [ ˈpæm.pə^r ] She loves to pamper herself with a long bath and a good book

pilgrimage [ ˈpɪl.ɡrə.mɪdʒ ] Many people go on a pilgrimage to Mecca as part of their faith

goddess [ ˈɡɒd.es ] Aphrodite was the ancient Greek goddess of love.

womb [ wuːm ] even down to the chemical environment inside the womb

forensic [ fəˈren.zɪk ] fingerprinting remains a vital part of forensic analysis

distinctive [ dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv ] Snowflakes are another naturally occurring phenomena that are famously distinctive

fluke [ fluːk ] Scientists have recently discovered that unique marks on the underside of humpback whale flukes are useful identifiers

barnacle [ ˈbɑː.nə.k^əl ] Unique scarring and even barnacle distribution on the whale’s tail can make the identification process even easier.

diminutive [ dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv ] The painless way of telling these diminutive creatures apart

a way of telling sth apart a way of telling these diminutive creatures apart

grow to see [ ɡroʊ ] She grew to see the value of his advice after many years

snuggle [ ˈsnʌɡ.^əl ] Egyptians likely helped transform cats to the lazy furballs we now snuggle with

hammer [ hæm.ə^r ] The team hammered their opponents in the final match

contraction [ kənˈtræk.ʃ^ən ] an economic contraction

pluck [ plʌk ] a plucked bird

goosebumps [ ɡuːs.bʌmps ]

mucus [ ˈmjuː.kəs ] The body’s natural reaction to infection is to produce mucus in an effort to trap the bacteria

elude [ iˈluːd ] Success continued to elude him despite his efforts

fistful [ ˈfɪst.fʊl ] a fistful of sand

deprivation [ ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃ^ən ] Sleep deprivation can severely affect your health

boredom [ ˈbɔː.dəm ] Boredom often leads to creative ideas as the mind seeks stimulation

stickler [ ˈstɪk.lə^r ] but some grammar sticklers disagree with it

anthem [ ˈæn.θəm ] the Ukrainian immigrant played the national anthem on the saxophone

instability [ ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti ] he decided to immigrate because of growing instability

eagle [ ˈiː.ɡ^əl ] Above the mountain, eagles circled in soundless flight.

odor [ ˈoʊ·dər ] The device works by transforming odor into radio waves

ink [ ɪŋk ] The pen ran out of ink

coax [ kəʊks ] The teacher coaxed the shy student to participate in the discussion

penmanship [ ˈpen.mən.ʃɪp ] Maury addmitted my penmanship

euphemism [ ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm ] "Economically disadvantaged" is a euphemism for "poor."

scoot [ skuːt ] the large tiger shark scooted away at their arrival

ascent [ əˈsent ] He knew they would have to stop partly on their ascent

descent [ dɪˈsent ] Everything went well in the initial descent

circuit [ ˈsɜː.kɪt ] The electrical circuit was broken, so the light didn’t turn on

farther [ ˈfɑː.ðə^r ] The house is farther away from the city center than I expected

ambiguity [ ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti ] There are still some ambiguities in the contract.