Gob and the Busy Bees
Glossary
Abandoned – Forsaken or deserted.
Asphalt – Any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
Beehive – A habitation or dwelling-place constructed for bees, usually either dome-shaped or box-shaped.
Broad – Having an ample distance from side to side; wide.
Dismiss – Order or allow to leave; send away.
Fertilize – Make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it.
Hasty – Done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
Inhabitable – Suitable to live in; habitable.
Mumbled – Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.
Petition – A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.
Pollen – A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone.
Pollinate – convey pollen to or deposit pollen on (a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant) and so allow fertilization.
Pristine – in its original condition; unspoiled.
Reacquaint – To give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone: to make (someone) acquainted again.
Reproduce – Produce a copy or representation of.
Sprawled – Produce a copy or representation of.
Swatted – To hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter).
Thrive – Grow or develop well or vigorously.
Traps – A device for taking game, or other animals.
Unintended – Not planned or meant.