1. Turtle’s Race with Beaver Amazing Words and Vocabulary
Second Grade Reading

2. Vocabulary
challenged
lodge
dam
buried
embarrassed
halfway

3. challenged (challenge)
To call or invite someone to a game or contest.

4. lodge
A den of an animal.

5. dam
A wall built to hold back the water of a creek, lake, or river.

6. buried (bury)
To hide or cover something.

7. embarrassed (embarrass)
To feel that people are thinking of you badly because of something you said or did.

8. halfway
To be in the middle.

9. conflict inhabit resolve coax ramp startle serape vacation
Amazing Words
conflict
inhabit
resolve
coax
ramp
startle
serape
vacation

10. conflict
a struggle or fight, especially one that goes on for a long time.

11. inhabit
to live in a place.

12. resolve
to make a decision ; to solve or fix a problem.

13. coax
to gently talk someone into doing something.

14. ramp
a slope or slant that connects two different levels.

15. startle
to surprise and shock very suddenly.

16. serape
a shawl or blanket that people can wear over their shirts; worn in Latin America with bright colors and stripes.

17. vacation
a time away from school or your usual duties.