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