"The Scarlet Ibis" vocab sections 6-10

to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner

• Paris green

• sullenly

• bedeck

• vortex

peaceful; calm

• dog's-tongue

• serene

• iridescent

• brogans

poisonous green powder used to kill insects

• mooned

• Resurrection

• Paris green

• imminent

wild vanilla plant

• vortex

• Paris green

• sullenly

• dog's-tongue

resentfully, gloomily

• bedeck

• sullenly

• imminent

• mooned

something resembling a whirpool

• iridescent

• serene

• vortex

• mooned

near; about to happen

• imminent

• iridescent

• bedeck

• mooned

rainbowlike; displaying a shifting in range of colors

• imminent

• brogan

• vortex

• iridescent

to move around or spend time without any clear purpose, especially because you are slightly sad or in love

• sullenly

• mooned

• imminent

• vortex

heavy, ankle-high shoes

• vortex

• bedeck

• brogans

• sullenly