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ALWTW Chapters 11-18
A Long Walk to Water, Chapters 11-18
Term | Definition |
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bewildering | confusing |
destruction | the act or process of destroying something or of being destroyed |
aid organization | An organization to tries to help people, especially people who live in poor or war-torn countries |
relief agency | An organization that tries to help people who are in urgent need, perhaps because of a war or a famine |
remote | Far from towns or other places where people live |
clinic | A place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment is given to people who do not need to stay in the hospital |
contaminated | Water, food, etc. that has had a harmful substance added to it |
orphaned | without parents |
isolated | alone; far away from other places |
refugee | Someone who has been forced to leave his or her country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons |
aid worker | Someone who comes to help others in need |
abruptly | suddenly |
braced | hold onto something to stay steady; to prepare for something difficult |
frigid | very cold |
scythed | cut with a long, curved blade |
grudgingly | unwillingly |
emaciated | very thin from not getting enough to eat |
mingle | mix |
despair | hopelessness; feeling that nothing will get better |
skittered | to move lightly and quickly |
stampede | When a group suddenly starts running together in the same direction because they are frightened or excited |
earnestly | seriously and honestly |
plague | to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone for a long period of time |
peril | danger |