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Watsons Ch 7-8 Vocab
Vocabulary for Watsons Go to Birmingham for Chapters 7-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| haphazardly | at random |
| clomp | stomp |
| maestro | a composer, conductor, or teacher of music |
| cliffhanger | A term used to describe when a chapter ends at a moment of heightened tension or suspense |
| Chihuahua | one of a Mexican or Aztec breed of very small dogs |
| scowl | to have a gloomy look; frown |
| dramatic irony | A literary term referring to when a reader or viewer knows something that a character doesn’t |
| executioner | An official who carries out a sentence of capital punishment (electric chair, hanging, lethal injection, etc.) |