Vocab 27

ancient

• something that is very, very old

Distant

• very far away

sentries

• people who stand as guards around a camp, building, or another area

Glisten

• looks wet and shiny

Embedded

• If an object is embedded in something, it is stuck firmly in it

Cascading

• cascading water falls or rushes downward very fast

Weary

• You are very tired from working hard at something and you want to stop

Eroding

• is slowing being scraped away a little at a time, often by the force of moving water or strong wind