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