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A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary

Quiz by Lauren Dodge

Grade 6-8
ELA - History/Social Studies
Common Core

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  • Q1
    a ceremonial act; a customary procedure
    ritual
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  • Q2
    to make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear, or pain.
    flinched
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  • Q3
    the state of being unsure or doubtful
    uncertainty
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  • Q4
    past-tense action; to get up, to go up, rise
    rose
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  • Q5
    (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
    entrenched
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  • Q6
    extremely tiring and demanding, exhausting
    grueling
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  • Q7
    an abnormally low amount of water in the body.
    dehydration
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  • Q8
    the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical features
    terrain
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  • Q9
    slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development
    stunted
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    not fully developed; not ready
    unripe
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  • Q11
    periods of about thirty years, or the time from the birth of one generation to the birth of the next generation
    generations
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    a temporary substitute for something else (usually not as desirable)
    makeshift
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  • Q13
    serious; grave
    solemn
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  • Q14
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    terror
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  • Q15
    unable to understand; perplexed; confused
    puzzled
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  • Q16
    the portion of a ship's bow above water
    prow
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  • Q17
    dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
    monotonous
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  • Q18
    a great or plentiful amount.
    abundance
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  • Q19
    having an urgent need or desire
    desperate
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  • Q20
    unyielding, harsh, without pity; unstoppable
    relentless
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