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The House of the Scorpion Vocabulary CH 1-5. The House of the Scorpion Vocabulary Make a TIP Chart using these terms & definitions. Illegals - An illegal immigrant. Covey - A small group of people or things Senile - a loss of mental faculties. Disconsolately - in grief-stricken loneliness
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The House of the Scorpion Vocabulary Make a TIP Chart using these terms & definitions. Illegals - An illegal immigrant. Covey - A small group of people or things Senile - a loss of mental faculties. Disconsolately - in grief-stricken loneliness Taut - Stretched or pulled tight; not slack Cowered - Crouch down in fear. Trundle - Move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way: • Lunar – relating to the moon • Consternation - Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected • Shard - A piece of broken glass • Rivulets - A very small stream • Clone - A group of organisms or cells produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical. • Warren – a densely populated building or district • Tetanus - A disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles, caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.