The Scarlet Ibis

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The Scarlet Ibis

• Vocabulary

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Brief Attention Words

• iridescent- when a color has a rainbow like shine
  to it like on a peacock feather
• vortex- it is the center of a situation which
  draws in all that surrounds it
• entrails- the internal organs of an animal
  usually the intestines
• untenanted- not occupied by someone

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Brief Attention (cont)

• caul- what a baby is in inside of the mother at
  birth it is a membrane
• scarlet- a shade of the color red
• heresy- the idea that people have an opinion or
  belief that may be different from traditional
  religious beliefs or philosophy
• Ibis- a stork-like bird that lives in a tropical
  climate

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Elaborate Attention Words

• invalid- describes a person who is not able to
  take care of themselves because of an illness or
  disability
• Explanation- Many would see Doodle as an invalid
  because he was born with so many health problems.

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Elaborate Attention (Cont)

• imminent- when something is likely to happen soon
  or about to occur
• Explanation- Typically we hear of this word in
  terms of danger. However, success can be
  imminent, too.

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Elaborate Attention (Cont)

• infallibility- when someone is not able to fail
  and never makes an error
• Explanation- Doodles brother begins to believe
  in his own infallibility because his brother is
  learning so much from him.

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Elaborate Attention (cont)

• precariously- when something happens and people
  are not sure exactly why it has occurred in this
  way something is in an odd state
• Explanation- This word is usually used to show
  how something is placed or how someone is
  positioned.

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Elaborate Attention (cont)

• evanesced- when something is likely to disappear
  or vanish
• Explanation- This usually describes thoughts or
  feelings and not a person or an actual object.