Vocab 1
thoughtful and unhappy
What is Broody?
imprisoned or confined.
What is Incarcerated?
The Burning Bowman house
What is the curse breaking and self destructiveness?
Family
What is family doesn't have to be blood?
to inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)
What is Avenge?
arrogantly superior and disdainful
What is Haughty?
The Bowman house
Karma
What is you have to pay for your sins/what comes around goes around?
Neighborhood that Lisette grew up in
What is Tremé?
Unexpectedly sits with Rebecca at the Café on Prytania
Who is Anton?
getting ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
What is Eclectic?
unconventional and slightly strange.
What is Eccentric?
Cemetery
What is family history? Rebecca explores the cemetery and discovers her true family history
Secrets
What is secrets never stay buried?
Rebecca's missing item
What is her family picture?
The style of house Aunt Claudia owns
What is a shotgun house?
an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling
What is Corniced?
an extremely small amount.
What is Iota?
Bowman Tomb
What is they literally bury a secret?
Greed/Wealth
What is greed and wealth can destroy you?
Aunt Claudia's occupation
What is a tarot card reader?
The reason Aunt Claudia warns Rebecca not to go into the cemetary
What is there are criminals and derelicts in there?
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
What is Aloof?
a person without a home, job, or property.
What is Derelicts?
The Septimus flag/torch
What is power, wealth, and status?
Fate
On the walls of Aunt Claudia's kitchen
What is calendar pages?
What is an axe?
extremely unpleasant
What is Odious?
without intention; accidentally.
What is Inadvertently?
Marilyn the cat
What is adventure and curiosity?
Family Lineage
What is power comes with lineage? Example: Aunt Claudia's voodoo powers
How Michael Brown (aka Paul Bowman) knows Aunt Claudia
What is Aunt Claudia used to babysit him?
The look that Rose Villieaux sees on Mrs. Bowman's face that gives her away that the story about Lisette dying from Yellow Fever was a lie
What is a look of disgust?