Week 18 Vocabulary A Long Walk to Water 7th Grade Name: Date:

Scythed Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I scythed all the weeds from my garden.

Mourn Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I had to mourn for my grandpa for many years because we were so close and it was difficult for him to be gone.

Numbness Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I felt numbness in my foot after sitting cross legged for many hours.

Grudgingly Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I grudgingly went to the dentist after many years of not going because I had a bad tooth ache.

Emaciated Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: After not eating for a week the street dog became emaciated.

Despair Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: There is so much despair in Gaza because of the constant fighting.

Scavenging Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The raccoon was scavenging through the trash for a snack.

Chaos Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: There was so much chaos on the highway after the fifteen car pile up.

Surge Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The army led a surge in violence by increasing the amount of bombings in the area.

Merciless Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The army officer was merciless about killing the innocent civilians of the Dinka tribe.