Wild Horses LindaC/Callison/2011

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Vocabulary Word Review Read the definition and look at the picture. Remember and guess what word it is. Click to find out if you are right.

family members who are born after others in a family descendants

a place that is safe or protected sanctuary

something in danger threatened

to come into view emerge

anything that can be easily broken fragile

the area where an animal lives habitat

High Interest Words These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

something that is quiet and easy to control docile

to stick out beyond the edge or surface of something jut The rock formations jut out from the desert floor.

a white streak on the face of a horse or other animal blaze

someone who works to preserve the natural world conservationist John Muir ( ) was a Scottish-born American conservationist who helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas.

tall, thin, and not graceful gangly

to persuade someone gently to do something coaxing

being watchful or alert to danger vigilance

able to adjust easily to changes or a new environment adaptability

descendants sanctuary threatened emerge fragile habitat High Interest Words docile jut blaze conservationist gangly coaxing vigilance adaptability