Wild HorseVocabulary Introduction

Unit 5, Week 5

Sanctuary - a protected place

Why would people set aside land for an animal sanctuary?

A sanctuary is a place that is safe or protected.

We visited the bird sanctuary on the island.

Descendants- family members born after others in a family

Descendants are those family members who are born after others in a family.

Children are the descendants of their parents and grandparents.

What is the difference between ancestors and descendants?

Coaxing-gently convincing or persuading

When you are coaxing, you are trying to convince someone gently.

The firefighter was coaxing the kitten down from the tree.

How is coaxing different from demanding ?

Threatened- in danger of being harmed

If something is threatened , it is in danger.

Many of our rain forest are threatened by logging, mining, and farming.

What else can you think of that is threatened?

Habitat- an area where a plant or animal lives

An animal’s habitat is the area where it lives.

Growing cities are one danger to the habitat of many animals because the animals are forced to move to a new location.

Describe one kind of animal habitat?

fragile-easily broken or damaged

Anything that is fragile can be easily broken.

The china plates were very fragile.

What is an antonym for fragile?

Glistening-shining or sparkling in reflected light

Anything glistening is shining or gleaming.

The ground was glistening with the morning dew.

What is a synonym for glistening?