A Long Walk To Water

Question 1

Droned

Answer 1

Spoke in a low, monotonous tone

Question 2

Prod

Answer 2

To poke with something or to stir to action

Question 3

Veered

Answer 3

Changed direction or course

Question 4

Sludge

Answer 4

A mixture of mud or water

Question 5

Gourd

Answer 5

The hard shelled fruit of various plants (pumpkin, squash, etc)

Question 6

Artillery

Answer 6

Large firearms like cannons or rockets

Question 7

Sorghum

Answer 7

A plant similar to Indian corn

Question 8

Seep

Answer 8

To pass slowly through small openings

Question 9

Wildebeest

Answer 9

An African antelope with a head like an ox

Question 10

Gnu

Answer 10

Another name for a wildebeest (an African antelope with a head like an ox)

Question 11

Makeshift

Answer 11

Temporary, using what’s available

Question 12

Rebelled

Answer 12

Rejected or fought against

Question 13

Charred

Answer 13

Slightly or partly burned

Question 14

Haste

Answer 14

Reckless action or hurry

Question 15

Staggered

Answer 15

Moved unsteadily as if about to fall

Question 16

Monotonous

Answer 16

Unchanging or boring

Question 17

Gauge

Answer 17

To estimate or judge a measurement

Question 18

Cassava

Answer 18

A tropical plant with a fleshy root

Question 19

Abruptly

Answer 19

Suddenly

Question 20

Spokes

Answer 20

The small bars extending from the hub of a wheel to support the rim

Question 21

Relentless

Answer 21

Not lessening in severity or intensity

Question 22

Acacia

Answer 22

A type of legume tree or bush with white or yellow flower clusters that grows in warm areas.

Question 23

Arid

Answer 23

Very dry

Question 24

Parched

Answer 24

Extremely thirsty

Question 25

Tamarind

Answer 25

The sour fruit of a tropical tree in the legume family

Question 26

Looting

Answer 26

Stealing or plundering

Question 27

Scythed

Answer 27

Cut with a long, curved blade

Question 28

Milling

Answer 28

Moving in a slow, disorderly mass

Question 29

Refugee

Answer 29

A person who flees for safety especially to foreign country

Question 30

Emaciated

Answer 30

Extremely thin (starved)

Question 31

Skittered

Answer 31

Glided or skipped lightly and quickly

Question 32

Surge

Answer 32

An onward rush like that of a wave

Question 33

Marvel

Answer 33

To become filled with surprise or astonishment

Question 34

Welter

Answer 34

A state of wild confusion

Question 35

Peril

Answer 35

Danger

Question 36

Coax

Answer 36

To influence by gentle urging or special attention

Question 37

Aid

Answer 37

Help or assistance

Question 38

Threadbare

Answer 38

Worn so much the thread shows, shabby

Question 39

Lumbered

Answer 39

Moved heavily or clumsily

Question 40

Aloft

Answer 40

In the air, especially in flight

Question 41

Spade

Answer 41

A digging tool like a shovel

Question 42

Bewildering

Answer 42

Deeply confusing

Question 43

Vague

Answer 43

Not clear

Question 44

Notion

Answer 44

An idea

Question 45

Immigration

Answer 45

The act of coming into a foreign country to live

Question 46

Contaminated

Answer 46

Impure or unfit for use because it is harmful

Question 47

Guinea worms

Answer 47

A long, slender roundworm that is a parasite

Question 48

Canvas

Answer 48

A strong cloth, made of hemp, flax, or cotton

Question 49

Displaced

Answer 49

Removed from one’s proper place, forced to flee from one’s homeland

Question 50

Languished

Answer 50

Became weak or wasted away