Chapter 9

~Transparent~ (trans-par'-ent). (L. trans-parere = to appear through.) Easily seen through.

~Transportation~ (trans-por-ta'-shon). (L. trans-portare = to carry over.) Carrying from one place to another.

~Tremendous~ (tre-men'-dus). (L. tremendus = fearful, _from_ tremere, to tremble.) Very wonderful, astounding.

~Trichoptera~ (tr[=i]-kop'-te-ra). (Gr. = hairy-wing.) An insect order to which belong the caddis flies.

~Trochanter~ (tro-kan'-ter). (Gr. = the ball on which the hip bone turns in its socket.) The second segment of an insect's leg.

~Unlock~ (un-lok'). To unfasten something that has been closed.

~Unsubstantial~ (un-sub-stan'-shal). Not real or solid, without substance.

~Vacated~ (v[=a]'-kat-ed). (L. vacare = to be empty or vacant.) Emptied; possession given up.

~Vegetation~ (vej-e-t[=a]'-shon). (L. vegetare = to quicken.) Living plants.

~Veined~ (v[=a]nd). (L. vena = a vein.) Marked as with veins, streaked.

~Vibrate~(v[=i]'-br[=a]t). (L. vibratus = set in motion.) To swing; move to and fro.

~Vibration~ (v[=i]-br[=a]'-shon). Motions back and forth. Vibrations may be too small for us to see.

Victimized (vik'-tim-[=i]zd). Made a victim of, deceived, badly treated.

~Voracious~ (v[=o]-r[=a]'-shus). (L. vorax = devouring greedily.) Eating food in large quantities.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Insect Folk, by Margaret Warner Morley