Nouns
A symbol of wealth in Dinka society
Cattle
to take care of groups of animals, leading them to water and food
Herd/Herds/Herded/Herding
The sun in the Akobo desert seemed like it had no mercy and would never leave the sky
eternal and relentless
Salva thought he was an ______________, but he turned out not to be.
To walk a long way, or to make a difficult journey
Trek
The process of moving from place to place for a reason
Migration
To stop
Halt/Halts/Halted/Halting
There was a very small chance of Salva surviving the war
At times, he was in locations that were far away from people and hard to get to
Remote
A place of peace, safety and shelter, like Kakuma, Ifo, and Itang, or a church, or a cooling center on a hot day
Refuge
Life in the refugee camps sometimes felt like being in a prison, with no clear goal or future to look forward to
Aimless
A soldier fighting the government in Sudan and a teenager staying out past curfew could both be called this
Rebel
To actively struggle or compete for something
Scramble/Scrambles/Scrambled/Scrambling
Crossing the Nile River, the scenery nearly put Salva to sleep because everything looked the same
Monotonous
Notion
To move slowly and clumsily, like a bear or big dinosaur
Lumber/Lumbers/Lumbered/Lumbering
People migrating for safety and shelter, who are often resented or disliked by the local people in the new place
Refugees
To refuse, protest, or say no
Object/Objects/Objected/Objecting
Salva needed to be exact and careful when filling out all his paperwork to go back to Sudan
Precise
Salva's father was recovering from surgery in a quickly constructed hut or shack
Shanty
Many things in the book were created quickly with whatever was around, to fit a need in the moment, like the boats to cross the Nile, Salva's father's hospital, and the groups that became like families walking to the refugee camps
Makeshift
The Dinka and Nuer facial scars are a part of their culture and conducted as a _______________ when boys and girls become teenagers.
Ritual
To force people to leave home due to large forces like war or natural disaster
Displace/Displaces/Displaced/Displacing
Salva's idea to return to Sudan and help Sudanese people was hazy, general, and unclear at first, until he reunited with his father
Vague
The migration of a large group of people away from an area, towards freedom or safety, exemplified by the Lost Children of Sudan in A Long Walk to Water
Exodus
Trees in the desert were short and had stopped developing prematurely due to lack of nutrition
Stunted