Vocabulary Quiz: “Wild Horses” Date:________________________ Name#:______________________ Choose a word from the list and write it on the line in front of its meaning. glistening fragile Tall Tale habitat threatened coaxing sanctuary Figure of Speech descendants 1.___________________________- a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is not allowed 2.___________________________- people who come from a particular ancestor 3.___________________________- having a sense of harm or danger 4.___________________________- persuading or influencing by mild arguing 5.___________________________- shining or sparkling with reflected light 6.____________________________- easily broken 7.____________________________- an expression use of language that is not meant to be taken literally 8.____________________________- the place where an animal or plant naturally lives and grows 9.____________________________- stories with events so exaggerated that they are beyond belief