Week 17 Vocabulary A Long Walk to Water 12/3-7 7th Grade Name: Date:

Steady Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.

Papyrus Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The papyrus plant used to be used to make paper in ancient Egypt.

Ferried Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: In the desert they ferried their belongings from one place to another by using camels.

Arid Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: Saudi Arabia has an arid climate, which results in very little precipitation.

Parched Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I was very parched after running all morning in the heat.

Sobs Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The child sobs after he fell off his bike.

Tamarind Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I like to put tamarind juice in different sauces to give it a sour flavor.

Vultures Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The vultures sit by the road and wait for next road kill to eat.

Revived Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: I revived the plant by giving it water, sunlight, and plant food.

Corpses Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The corpses from the war need to buried underground.

Refugee Camp Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: The refugee camp in Kenya was filled with people from Sudan that had left their home because of the civil war.