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Fever ch 16-20 Vocab
Chapters 16-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| placid | not easily upset or excited |
| abate | to become weaker or to decrease in strength |
| invalid | sick from disease or injury; one who is sick |
| recuperate | to recover from sickness or loss |
| salvage | to save something in danger of being destroyed |
| scavenged | something useful saved from the trash |
| urchin | a poor and dirty child who annoys people and causes mischief |
| brandishing | to wave or swing something in a threatening or excited manner |
| shroud | a cloth or cloth rags used to wrap a dead body |
| spiteful | having a desire to harm, anger, or defeat someone |
| exorbitant | unreasonably expensive |
| cowered | cringed or pulled back in fear |