A Long Walk to Water: Vocabulary

On page 24 of the novel, it says: "Buksa cocked his head and furrowed his brow, listening. They stood motionless for several moments." Based on this passage what do you think furrowed means?

On page 24 of the novel it says: "Buksa stopped abruptly in front of a very large tree. Yes! he said. Now go call the others." Based on this line from the book what do you think abruptly means?

On page 26 of the novel it says "Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land surrounding the lake. Men and boys were hurt and even killed when the two groups clashed." What do you think clashed means?

On page 27-28 it says "They expressed their unhappiness very clearly by buzzing, swarming, and stinging. Stining a lot. It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eye gingerly." What do you think gingerly means?

On page 31 of the novel it says "One morning he woke up bleary-eyed after a poor sleep. He rubbed his eyes, rose and stumbled after Marial" What do you think bleary means?

On page 35 of the novel it says "As Salva spoke, Uncle nodded or shook his head. His face became very solemn when Salva told him that he had not seen nor heard a single word of his family in all that time." What do you think solemn means?