Story 1-2   A Walk in the Desert - Vocabulary

shimmer – (verb) to shine with a faint, wavering light; glimmer

2.  eerie – (adjective) strange; in a scary way

3.  lurk – (verb) to lie hidden

4.  swallows – (verb) causes food or other substances to pass from the mouth into the stomach

5.  climate – (noun) the average weather conditions of a place or region through the year

6.  silken – (adjective) – like silk in appearance and feel

7.  lumbering – (adjective) – moving in a slow, clumsy way