A Walk in the DesertVocabulary and Amazing WordsSecond Grade Reading

Vocabulary Wordsdesertharshclimatecactuscoyote

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

harshTo be rough, unpleasant, and unfriendly.

climateThe kind of weather a place has.

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

coyoteA small animal that looks something like a wolf.

Amazing Wordsaridlandformprecipitationdunes

ledgehavendiscoveryforbidding

aridSomething that is very, very dry.

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

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

dunesA hill of sand in a desert.

ledgeA shelf or an overlook.

havenA safe place.

discoverySomething someone finds out for the first time.

forbiddingSeems dangerous and scary