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MILKWEED Vocab. 16-2
MILKWEED Chapter 16-23 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carcass | The body of a dead animal |
| careened | To zigzag back and forth; run into people. |
| complicated | Difficult to analyze or understand. |
| corpse | The dead body of a human being. |
| erupting | Erupt or intensify suddenly. |
| filthy | Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. |
| finch | People that tell Jackboots where Jews are hiding. |
| identity | The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity. |
| impressive | remarkable, memorable, outstanding |
| invisibility | The quality of not being perceivable by the eye. |
| lounged | To recline comfortably and casually, loll. |
| morsel | A small amount especially of something good to eat. |
| pestered | bothersome, annoying |
| pharmacist | A person who prepares and dispenses medicines according to a doctor's orders. |
| prescription | A medical doctor's written order for medicine. |
| rubble | Rough, broken bricks of stone from buildings that have been destroyed. |
| shalom | Means peace or good-bye in the Hebrew language. |
| typhus | A serious disease whose germ is carried to man by fleas or lice. It causes fever and red spots on the skin. |
| writhing | Twisting or struggling as in pain. |