Amos & Boris Vocabulary Compass- a device used to show direction Immense- very large Privilege – a special right or permission given to a person or group Passenger – a person riding on something Grandeur – quality of being magnificent Ambitions – strong desires to get or become something

Nest – a small animal home made of grass

Creeps – crawls across the ground slowly and silently

Cousins – children of your aunt or uncle

Boring – not exciting or interesting

Species – a group of the same kind of animals

Extinct – once alive but not now existing anywhere

Chased – ran after to try to catch

Helped – did something useful or needed

Side by side – next to each other

Poked – stuck; pushed forward

Siblings – brothers and sisters

Private – set apart from other people; for one person only