Vocab for Chapter 7: Jacquie Red Feather
coroner
a public official who investigates the cause of death
orb
circle
gradient
gradual blend of colors
static
having no motion or change
grant
money awarded to pay for educational or work expenses
sober
not drunk; serious, solemn
oblivion
the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening
succession
A series of predictable and orderly changes within an ecosystem over time.
stoic
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
Kokopellis
a goddess of fertility in some Native cultures
emaciated
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or starvation
incubator
an enclosed box providing a controlled environment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies
staggering
astonishing, overwhelming
corrugated
bent, wrinkled, ridged
embedded
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
relapse
falling back into an old illness or bad habit
variegated
multicolored
obligatory
required, demanded
spanned
stretched across
wayside
the edge of a road