A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary

Droned

• Continued on and on in a dull, tedious tone

• Walked unsteadily

• Alone, far away

• Without mercy

Halted

• Always, all the time

• Suffering

• Stopped, ceased, ended

• Protested, went against

Rebels

• Lucky

• Affected, distressed

• Blobs, spots

• People who have turned against the government

Tense

• Stressed, on edge

• Fall behind; be slower than the others

• Search for and collect

• Idea, thought

Scurried

• Exact

• Cutting

• Moved quickly like a small animal

• Idea, thought

Objected

• Suddenly

• Exact

• Shaking

• Protested, went against

Artillery

• Always, all the time

• Eat quickly; gulp

• Guns and tanks; gunfire

• Pleasant, rich, sweet

Sympathy

• Slowly, lacking energy and clarity

• Feeling sorry; feelings of pity

• Hunted, fed upon

• Conflicts, arguments

Dimmer

•  unclear, not fully formed

• Abnormally thin or weak

• Not understand, understand incorrectly

• Darker, less bright

Lag

• Move slowly and awkwardly

• Keeping in working order

• Fall behind; be slower than the others

• Stabbed, pierced