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Milkweed’s Vocabulary
Some useful terms to help you understand the book more clearly.
- Jackboots – A person who uses bullying tactics, especially to force compliance. (Bully).
- Pharmacist – A person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines.
- Himmler – German Nazi leader. Second in power to Hitler, he directed the Nazi elite forces, the SS.
- Swaggered – To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut.
- Pendulum – A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices, especially clocks.
- Flailing – To wave or swing vigorously; thrash. (Flail)
- Blotted – To darken; make dim; obscure or eclipse (Blot).
- Flamethrower – A weapon either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
- Glint – A tiny, quick flash of light. (Flash).
- Fiery – Consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire. (Burning).
- Veering – To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve. (Veer).
- Deport – To send or carry off; transport, esp. forcibly. (Expel).
- Smokestack – A pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building. (Vent).
- Resettlement – The transportation of people as a family or colony to a new settlement. (Immigration).
- Groped – To feel about with the hands; feel one’s way. (Grope).
- Silhouette – A dark image outlined against a lighter background. (Outline).
- Mimicking – To imitate or copy in action, speech, often playfully or derisively. (Copy).
- Locomotives – A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks. (Locomotive).
- Trudging – A laborious or tiring walk; tramp. (Trudge).
- Hawking – The act of selling goods for a living. (Salesman).
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