Reading (4th) Unit 1 Lesson 2: A Walk in the Dessert Flashcards
1
Q
to shine with a faint, wavering light; glimmer.
A
shimmer
2
Q
strange in a scary way.
A
eerie
3
Q
to lie hidden.
A
lurk
4
Q
- to cause food or other substances to pass from the mouth into the stomach. 2. a small bird having a slender body and a forked tail.
A
swallow
5
Q
the average weather conditions of a place or region through the year.
A
climate
6
Q
- made of silk. 2. like silk in appearance.
A
silken
7
Q
moving in a slow, clumsy way.
A
lumbering
8
Q
a community of living things.
A
biome
9
Q
living or continuing longer than another or beyond something.
A
survival
10
Q
a cactus of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that has a spiny branched trunk of up to 60 feet and bears white flowers and edible fruit.
A
saguaro
11
Q
- of, or relating to, or occurring in the night. 2. active at night.
A
nocturnal
12
Q
a narrow opening caused by a split or a crack.
A
crevice
