Language arts vocabulary along walk to water

Gourd

(noun) a flashy, typical large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible.

Lag

(verb) fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others.

Luscious

(adjective) (of food or wine) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.

Gauge

(verb) estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of.

Monotonous

(adjective) dull, tenuous, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Gored

(verb) pierce or stabbed with a horn or tusk.

Relentless

(adjective) oppressively constant; incessant.

Quench

(verb) satisfy (one’s thirst) by drinking.

Revived

(verb) restore to life or consciousness.

Ravaged

(adjective) severely damaged; devastated.