Vocabulary A
nefarious
What is... wicked or criminal?
garner
What is... to gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)?
Avery's fiance
Who is Elliot?
Woman whose difficult labor result in the twin babies' death
Who is Queenie?
Georgia Tann changes Rill Foss's name to this
What is May Weathers?
What is...expressed clearly, easy to understand?
addled
What is... unable to think clearly; confused?
Older woman who lives in a nursing home; another name for Rill
Who is May Crandall?
Rill's father
Rill and her siblings go to this event in Ch. 12
What is a viewing party with potential parents?
foundling
What is... an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others?
bedraggled
What is... dirty and disheveled?
Rill's youngest sibling
Who is Gabion?
Woman at the children's home who "takes care" of Rill and her siblings
Avery does this to try to get more information from Trent Turner
lout
What is... an awkward, brutish person?
miscreant
What is... a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law?
The one sibling of Rill's who doesn't have curly blond hair
Who is Camellia?
Avery's relative who lives in a high-class senior facility
Who is Grandma Judy?
Avery finds a clue from this item in her Grandma Judy's house
What is a typewriter?
abdicate
What is... to fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)?
Arcadia
What is... a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people; any real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity?
Woman who runs the Tennessee Children's Home Society
Who is Georgia Tann?
Real estate agent whom Avery hopes will have information about her grandmother
Who is Trent Turner?
Rill gets this book from the traveling library
What is Huckleberry Finn?