the scarlet ibis by james hurst. scarlet ibis (seaworld.org) an exotic red bird solid scarlet except...
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The Scarlet Ibis
By James Hurst
Scarlet Ibis (Seaworld.org)• An exotic red bird• Solid scarlet except for black wing tips; bill is
long, thin and curved downward; neck is long and slender; legs are also long and thin with partially webbed feet; juveniles are dull, grayish brown
• Habitat: Tropical regions and rainforests• Range: Central America and Northern South
America from Venezuela to Brazil• Diet: fruit, seeds, insects, fish, meat
Scarlet Ibis
Caul•Noun•Membrane, layer of tissue
on a baby’s head at birth. Thought to be good luck
Caul
Some babies are born with caul which is a membrane covering its head. It’s referred to as “born in the caul.”
Careen• Verb• To move from side to side in an
uncontrolled manner
Careen
The pig pong ball careens across the table.
Serene•Adjective•Calm
Serene
Infallibility•Noun •Not capable of error
Infallibility• His infallibility swimming the
butterfly caused him to win gold.
Blighted•Adjective•A plant disease
Blighted
Evanesced•Verb•Vanished
Evanesced
Doggedness•Noun• Stubborn persistence
Doggedness
Reiterate•Verb• To say over and over again
Reiterate
Precariously•Adverb• Insecurely; based on
unproved statements or conclusions
Precariously• The girl sitting at my lunch
table precariously announced it was going to snow this afternoon; we walked outside after school, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
Clove•Noun• Separation or split
between two things
Clove
Rank•Adjective•Growing in vigorous, wild
abundance
Rank
Vermilion•Noun/Adjective•Bright red
Vermillion
Prim•Adjective•Neat and trim
Prim
Iridescent•Adjective•Rainbow-like
Iridescent
Solder•Verb• to bond or repair
Solder
Vortex•Noun• Something that draws
everything to its center like a whirlpool
Vortex
Naught•Noun•Nothing
Naught
Heresy•Noun•Controversial belief
Heresy •Many consider Darwin’s
theories heresy since it caused a huge divide between science and religion.
Flashback• Noun• Literary device where an
earlier episode or memory is inserted into the sequence of a storyline.
Allusion• Noun• Literary reference in a work to
another piece of literature, music, art, history, or Biblical incidence.