1. Week 17 Vocabulary A Long Walk to Water 12/3-7 7th Grade
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2. Steady
Part of Speech: Definition: Sentence: You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.