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The Scarlet Ibis Vocab
The Scarlet Ibis
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English
9th Grade
10/24/2013

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Rank
Definition
growing wildly and vigorously.
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Invalid
Definition
too ill to live a normal life.
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carren
Definition
to rush carelessly
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piazza
Definition
A large covered porch
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imminent
Definition
about to occur
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iridescent
Definition
shining with shifting rainbow colors.
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infabllibility
Definition
inability to make mistakes
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vortex
Definition
a whirlpool
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entrails
Definition
internal organs
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doggedness
Definition
persistance; stubborness
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reiterate
Definition
to repeat
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precariously
Definition
insecurely in a dangerous way.
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exotic
Definition
exitingly strange
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heresy
Definition
an action or oppinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right.
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solder
Definition
to join or bond together.
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evanesced
Definition
disappeared; vanished.
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vermilion
Definition
bright red or scarlet
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Diction
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The writer's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning.
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Foreshadow
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The use of hints or clies to suggest what willl happen later in the literature.
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Symbolism
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An object or action that means more than its literal meaning.
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