The House of the Scorpion Important Vocabulary (2)

What is an embryo?

• an unborn baby in the process of growing in the womb (stomach)

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• an environment that promotes growth or development; a warm oven

• a baby that is still in the womb or was recently born

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is an incubator?

• an unborn baby in the process of growing in the womb (stomach)

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• an environment that promotes growth or development; a warm oven

• a baby that is still in the womb or was recently born

What is an implant (verb) mean?

• injecting something into someone or something's body or mind

• stays in one piece; untouched

• to make dull; nearly destroyed

• deprived of companionship; loneliness

What is an implant (noun) mean?

• injecting something into someone or something's body or mind

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• a cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion

• deprived of companionship; an exact copy of another person or living thing; an organism that is genetically identical to the organism it came from

What is an infant?

• an unborn baby in the process of growing in the womb (stomach)

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• an idiot; in this case, a "zombie" with a computer chip in its brain to control it

• a baby that is still in the womb or was recently born

What does blunt mean?

• injecting something into someone or something's body or mind

• stays in one piece; untouched

• to make dull; nearly destroyed

• deprived of companionship; loneliness

What is a crucifix?

• injecting something into someone or something's body or mind

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• a cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion

• an exact copy of another person or living thing; an organism that is genetically identical to the organism it came from

What is an eejit?

• an idiot; in this case, a "zombie" with a computer chip in its brain to control it

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• a cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion

• an exact copy of another person or living thing; an organism that is genetically identical to the organism it came from

What is a clone?

• an idiot; in this case, a "zombie" with a computer chip in its brain to control it

• a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body

• a cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion

• an exact copy of another person or living thing; an organism that is genetically identical to the organism it came from

What does desolation mean?

• injecting something into someone or something's body or mind

• stays in one piece; untouched

• to make dull; nearly destroyed

• deprived of companionship; loneliness