1. Trapped By The Ice! Vocabulary
Grade 3: Theme 5 - Voyagers
1.D.1.b -Discuss words and word meanings daily as they are encountered in texts, instruction and conversations
L. Menzel 3/15/07

2. having little plant or animal life
barren
having little plant or animal life
The climate of a desert
makes it a barren land.

3. crevasse deep hole or crack
During the exploration of the terrain Dillon fell in a enormous crevasse and waited to be rescued.

4. deserted empty; not lived in, or having few or no people
The North Pole is one of the most deserted places
on Earth.

5. floes The polar bears were resting on the moving floes.
large sheets of floating ice
The polar bears were resting on the moving floes.

6. grueling
very tiring
It was grueling work but Steve was finally able to climb to the top of the mountain.

7. impassible
not able to be crossed or traveled through
The hikers’ path was completely blocked by the impassible mountains.

8. perilous very dangerous
Trying to navigate through the icebergs turned out to be a perilous voyage.

9. terrain
land, ground, or Earth
The cold and icy terrain of the South Pole makes it impossible to build regular houses.

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