scale – n. a device that is used for weighing people or things

abaya – n. a long black robe mostly worn by women in the Middle East.

acute – adj. very serious or dangerous

malnutrition – n. the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food

swollen – adj. the state of being larger than normal

famine – n. a situation in which many people do not have enough food to eat

currency – n. the money that a country uses