1. A Walk in the Desert Vocabulary and Amazing Words
Second Grade Reading

2. Vocabulary Words
desert
harsh
climate
cactus
coyote

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

4. harsh
To be rough, unpleasant, and unfriendly.

5. climate
The kind of weather a place has.

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

7. coyote
A small animal that looks something like a wolf.

8. arid landform precipitation dunes ledge haven discovery forbidding
Amazing Words
arid
landform
precipitation
dunes
ledge
haven
discovery
forbidding

9. arid
Something that is very, very dry.

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

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

12. dunes
A hill of sand in a desert.

13. ledge
A shelf or an overlook.

14. haven
A safe place.

15. discovery
Something someone finds out for the first time.

16. forbidding
Seems dangerous and scary