noun any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds

verb to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound

noun people fighting the Sudan government because they do not want to be forced into the Islam religion

verb to change direction or course

adverb in a sudden and unexpected way

noun a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle

noun the established form for a ceremony

adjective having an indentation or inward curve

verb to move in or as if in a brisk pace

noun any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis

noun a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan

noun weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missile

adjective made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air

verb to move about quickly especially in search

noun any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin

noun a fabric covering for the head worn especially by women

noun a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment

noun a village in Sudan where Salva and his family live

noun a position of proximity to the members of a group

noun a Semitic language originally of the Arabs of the Hejaz and Nejd that is now the prevailing speech of a wide region of southwestern Asia and northern Africa

noun a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents

noun a drum or cylindrical part

noun the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

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6 ALWTW Vocab 1

6th Grade A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary Quiz 1

Question	Answer
Guinea hen	noun a female guinea fowl
Grouse	noun any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
Droned	verb to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound
Rebel	noun people fighting the Sudan government because they do not want to be forced into the Islam religion
Veered	verb to change direction or course
Abruptly	adverb in a sudden and unexpected way
Mortar	noun a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
Ritual	noun the established form for a ceremony
Hollow	adjective having an indentation or inward curve
Scurried	verb to move in or as if in a brisk pace
Sorghum	noun any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis
Dinka	noun a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan
Artillery	noun weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missile
Hazy	adjective made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air
Scoured	verb to move about quickly especially in search
Gourd	noun any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin
Headscarf	noun a fabric covering for the head worn especially by women
Sludge	noun a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment
Loun-Ariik	noun a village in Sudan where Salva and his family live
Trembling	verb to shake involuntarily
Midst	noun a position of proximity to the members of a group
Arabic	noun a Semitic language originally of the Arabs of the Hejaz and Nejd that is now the prevailing speech of a wide region of southwestern Asia and northern Africa
Orphan	noun a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents
Barrel	noun a drum or cylindrical part
Islam	noun the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

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