Ch. 10-18 Vocabulary from ALWTW

Match the following:

• trudged

• Runoff from the factory _____ the local pond.

• fatigue

• The students wearily _____ to class in hopes their quiz was canceled.

• mingled

• The two rivers _____ at the coast creating a diverse ecosystem.

• bewildered

• Doing the same, monotonous routine day after day can leave some people feeling _____.

• contaminated

• ____ by the complex problem, Kisha just stared at her math test.

Match the following:

• emaciated

• Megan had a ____ understanding of the math concepts, but to help her, she attended tutoring.

• astounding

• Overcoming the grave ____ of the desert and Gilo River only made Salva stronger.

• dispute

• The boys arrived at camp looking ______ from years of wandering in the desert .

• perils

• The idea that Salva led the group of 1,500 Lost Boys to refuge is _____.

• vague

• The legal ____ between the two rivals would end up costing them thousands of dollars.

Match the following:

• ravaged

• The student approached the teacher and _____ explained that she mismanaged her time and didn't complete her work.

• earnestly

• The small, rugged ____ was barely able to house all 4 family members.

• receding

• After getting two hours of sleep last night due to the neighbor's dog, Claire ____ her way into school half asleep.

• lumbered

• It was discouraging to see the water _____ the further they dug into the hole.

• shanty

• The sun was relentless and ____ any supply of water left in the lake.

Match the following

• serious and immediate danger

• peril

• go or move back further away

• lumbered

• with sincere and intense conviction

• receding

• unclear or uncertain

• vague

• move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

• earnestly

Match the following

• a small, crudely built shack

• astounding

• surprisingly impressive

• mingle

• to mix together

• ravaged

• to walk slowly and heavily

• trudge

• severely damaged

• shanty

Match the following

• extremely thin

• emaciated

• a disagreement

• contaminate

• very tired

• dispute

• confused

• bewildered

• to pollute

• fatigue