A Walk in the Desert Vocabulary and Amazing Words

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A Walk in the DesertVocabulary and Amazing Words

• Second Grade Reading

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Vocabulary Words

• desert
• harsh
• climate
• cactus
• coyote

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desert

• A place without water or trees but with a lot of
  sand.

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harsh

• To be rough, unpleasant, and unfriendly.

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climate

• The kind of weather a place has.

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cactus

• A plant with sharp parts but no leaves most live
  in very hot, dry areas of North and South America.

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coyote

• A small animal that looks something like a wolf.

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Amazing Words

• arid
• landform
• precipitation
• dunes

• ledge
• haven
• discovery
• forbidding

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arid

• Something that is very, very dry.

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landform

• The shape formed on land like hills, mountains,
  lakes, and deserts.

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precipitation

• Any kind of rain, snow, hail, or other form of
  water that comes down from the clouds to the
  ground.

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dunes

• A hill of sand in a desert.

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ledge

• A shelf or an overlook.

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haven

• A safe place.

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discovery

• Something someone finds out for the first time.

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forbidding

• Seems dangerous and scary