Chapter 17 AND 18 Vocabulary preview

cutting, especially tall grass or hay

fog or confusion

shaking, due to cold or fear

to disagree, argue, or debate

to keep something in good condition through continual repair

accepted as real or true without proof

continued efforts in spite of difficulties

Wasted away; weakened

wide from side to side

Salva's father

The system of organs responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy.

a very long parasitic worm which lives under the skin of infected humans and other mammals in rural Africa and Asia.