A Long Walk to Water - Vocab. Ch. 1-9

Match the following

• honored

• people who fight against those in power

• rebels

• serious and persistent

• official

• relating to a religious ceremony

• ritual

• highly respected

• urgent

• that which has the approval of an authority

Match the following

• luscious

• without any purpose or goal

• sluggishly

• rising and falling

• makeshift

• a temporary substitute for an item which one lacks

• heaving

• in a slow and lazy way

• aimless

• having a rich, sweet taste

Match the following

• dismounted

• a very large quantity of something

• abundance

• suffered/withstood

• solemn

• something that has been blackened by fire

• endured

• to get down off of

• charred

• serious and stern

Match the following

• honored

• skillfully

• official

• exact, accurate, and careful about details

• monotonous

• dull

• precise

• that which has the approval of authority

• cleverly

• highly respected

Fill in the blank:

We spent an __________ weekend just lounging around the house.

• honored

• official

• ritual

• aimless

Fill in the blank:

We learned about the __________ burials of the ancient Egyptians.

• honored

• official

• ritual

• aimless

Fill in the blank:

The valedictorian is asked to make a speech as an __________ participant in the graduation ceremony.

• honored

• official

• ritual

• aimless

Fill in the blank:

Our __________ school song is sung at every football game.

• honored

• official

• ritual

• aimless

Fill in the blank:

The __________ plotted to take over a government building

• rebels

• urgent

• luscious

• makeshift

Fill in the blank:

The girl took a bite of her __________ Hershey's chocolate bar.

• rebels

• urgent

• luscious

• makeshift