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Chapter 1-5
The Watsons Go To Birmingham Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| automatically | by itself with little or no direct control |
| delinquent | a young person who has a tendency to commit a crime |
| numb | without feeling |
| nervous | easily agitated or anxious |
| puntual | on time |
| desperate | a feeling of hopelessness |
| jabbering | to talk rapidly with little sense |
| version | a form of something different |
| orbiting | to move in a circular motion |
| hypnotize | to capture full attention |
| disappear | to decrease in visibility |
| glugging | to drink rapidly producing a gurgling sound |
| traitor | a person who betrays a friend |
| parachute | to drop or cause a drop from an aircraft into the sky |
| peon | a person who does menial work |
| mourning | an expression of sorrow for some one who has died |
| conscience | aware and responding to surroundings. |