Glossary

(es chə wer ē): A water passage where the tide meets a river current.

(e thi kǝl): Following professional or accepted standards of conduct.

(eth nik): Of or relating to groups of people with common traits and customs and a sense of shared identity.

(eth ni sə tē): Quality or connection describing a group of people who have the same language, background, culture, etc.

(i vād or ē vād): To slip away or avoid capture.

(i val yə wāt): To decide the value or worth of after study.

(i va p(ə-) rāt): To give off moisture.

(i va p(ə-) rā shən): The process of converting water into vapor or fumes.

(i va pō tran spə rā shən): Loss of water from Earth by evaporation from Earth’s surface and by transpiration from the leaves of plants.

(ev ə dent): Clear to the sight or the mind.

(e və lü shən er ē): Of, relating to, or produced by evolution. Evolution is the process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse state to a higher, more complex, or better state.

(i välv or ē välv): To change during a process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations.

(ik se siv): Going beyond what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal.

(ig zem plə fī): To serve as an example of.

(ig zä tik): Strange, different, or foreign.

(ig zät ik) Strange, different, or foreign.

(ek spȯrt): To carry away.

(ek stǝr nǝl): Of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part.

(ik stiŋ(k)t or ek stiŋ(k)t): No longer existing.

(ik stiŋk shən): The state of no longer existing.

(ik stiŋ gwish): (1) To cause to stop burning; (2) to bring to an end.