A Walk in the DesertA Walk in the DesertVocabulary and Amazing Vocabulary and Amazing

WordsWordsSecond Grade ReadingSecond Grade Reading

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

• desert

• harsh

• climate

• cactus

• coyote

desertdesert

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

harshharsh

• To be rough, unpleasant, and unfriendly.

climateclimate

• The kind of weather a place has.

cactuscactus

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

coyotecoyote

• A small animal that looks something like a wolf.

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

• arid

• landform

• precipitation

• dunes

• ledge

• haven

• discovery

• forbidding

aridarid

• Something that is very, very dry.

landformlandform

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

precipitationprecipitation

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

dunesdunes

• A hill of sand in a desert.

ledgeledge

• A shelf or an overlook.

havenhaven

• A safe place.

discoverydiscovery

• Something someone finds out for the first time.

forbiddingforbidding

• Seems dangerous and scary