VOCABULARY WORDSTRAPPED BY THE ICE

1. Barren- having little plant or animal life2. Crevasse- deep hole or crack3. Deserted- empty; not lived in, or having few or no people4. Floes- large sheets of floating ice5. Grueling- very tiring6. Impassable- not able to be crossed or traveled through7. Perilous- very dangerous8. Terrain- land, ground, or earth

Please go over the definitions for these vocabulary words with your student. There will be a test on them on Friday.

Created by Mr. Jones

Barren- having little plant or animal life

The moon is completely barren of plant and animal life.

This shoreline is often barren because of the fluctuations of the water level of this lake.

Crevasse- deep hole or crack

A crevasse stairway in China.A deep crevasse in a glacier.

Deserted- empty; not lived in, or having few or no people

A deserted island that I might as well call my own.

Floes- large sheets of floating ice

The outer coastal fringe of East Greenland retains ice floes even in late summer. This scene, showing the mountains reflected in the calm waters between floes, is from an area known as Liverpool Land.

http://www.swisseduc.ch/glaciers/arctic-islands/arctic-05-en.html?id=5

Grueling- very tiring

Marathon des Sables, Ouarzazate, MoroccoThe Marathon of the Sands takes place over six grueling days, and stretches 156

miles, the equivalent to six regular marathons. The longest single stage is 52 miles long.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1728844_1562070,00.html#ixzz0jJocuRUS

Impassable- not able to be crossed or traveled through

This is as far as the fisherman come. The rocky cliffs in the background are impassible.

Perilous- very dangerous

Yea, this might be perilous – a giant, hungry snow snake.

Is window washing perilous? How is the pay?

Terrain- land, ground, or earth

This map shows the terrain around Hollywood, CA.

• Barren

• Crevasse

• Deserted

• Floes

• Grueling

• Impassable

• Perilous

• Terrain