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A Walk in the Desert Vocabulary. Miss Abadie Ms. Martinez. Climate. The average weather conditions at a place or region throughout the year. The Arctic climate is freezing. Silken . Soft, smooth, and shining. Sadie’s hair is mass of silken curls. Lumbering . Moving about in clumsy way.
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A Walk in the DesertVocabulary Miss Abadie Ms. Martinez
Climate • The average weather conditions at a place or region throughout the year. • The Arctic climate is freezing.
Silken • Soft, smooth, and shining. • Sadie’s hair is mass of silken curls.
Lumbering • Moving about in clumsy way. • The elephant was • lumbering • through the • forest.
swallows • Takes in food or liquid through the mouth and passes it down the throat into the stomach.
Lurk • To lie hidden. • The criminal was lurking in the bushes.
Shimmer • To shine with a soft light. • The lamp shimmered in the dark room.
Eerie • Strange in a scary way. • The creaking door made an eerie sound.
Biome • A community of living things. • This enclosed area is an example of a tropical biome. • ocean biome
Survival • Life. • Bears in Alaska have a warm coat of fur to help with their survival in the cold winters.
Saguaro • A type of cactus that is tall and has few branches.
Nocturnal • Staying awake at night and sleeping during the day. • An owl is a nocturnal animal because it hunts at night.
Crevices • Narrow cracks. • There were deep crevices in the mountain.