CH 12 A Long Way Gone Vocabulary

Agonizing
•Definition: To suffer Extreme Pain.
•Sentence: The Women giving birth was in Agonizing pain.

Cherishing
•Definition: To love or to appreciate.
•Sentence: The girl was Cherishing the baby.

Colleagues

•Definition: An associate.
•Sentence: The Colleagues were celebrating there a successful contract.

Complimented

•Definition: To express praise, admiration, or commendation. To say something nice to someone.
•Sentence: The girl was being complimented by her dad.

Countenance
•Definition: An Expression that could be shown with the face.
•Sentence: The countenance of her face showed she was Angry.

Dilapidated
•Definition: Fallen into a ruin of decay.
•Sentence: The House was going to be Dilapidated.

Dilemma
•Definition: Difficult situation or problem.
•Sentence: Trying to make a tank was a Dilemma.

Gruesome
•Definition: Causing great horror, horribly repugnant, or horrible.
•Sentence: The Gruesome body of skeleton were discovered in South America.

Latrines

•Definition: A toilet area in a camp.
•Sentence: The Latrines were to dirty to use.

Megaphone
•Definition: Cone shaped device that can make your voice louder if you speak with it.
•Sentence: The Megaphone was used for making protest.

Tarpaulin
•Definition: A water proof item.
•Sentence: The Camera was a Tarpaulin item.

Various
•Definition: Variety or many.
•Sentence: There was a Various amount of Christmas items on the shelf.