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MILKWEED Vocab. 16-2
MILKWEED Chapter 16-23 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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. |