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Weeks 5-6 Vocab
A Long Walk to Water Ch. 1-5 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abruptly | quickly and without warning |
| Artillery | large but transportable armament (weapons) |
| Desperately | in a state of intense distress and hopelessness |
| Drone | talking in a monotonous voice |
| Flinch | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| Gingerly | in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy |
| Gleaming | bright with a steady but subdued shining |
| Haunch | upper thigh and back of the hip in human beings |
| Lag | hang or fall in movement, progress, development |
| Ritual | of or relating to or employed in social ceremonies |
| Sludge | thick, viscous matter |
| Stunted | inferior in size or quality |
| Tense | in a state of physical or nervous strain |
| Urgent | compelling immediate action |
| Veer | turn sharply; change direction abruptly |