The Face on the Milk Carton Chapters 7-9 Vocabulary

Tarnished

1. lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. 2. make or become less valuable or respected.

Illegitimate

1. not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules. 2. a person who is illegitimate by birth.

Medieval

1. of or relating to the Middle Ages. 2. very old-fashioned or primitive.

Dutifully

1. performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty : a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child. 2. required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty

Designated

appoint (someone) to a specified position.

Wended

go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route.

Mutual

held in common by two or more parties.

Incomprehensible

not able to be understood; not intelligible.

Intact

not damaged or impaired in any way; complete.

Humiliation

the action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated.

Interrogation

the action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated; questioning.

Texture

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.