Scorpions Vocab - Chapters 1-15

Question 1

Subway

Answer 1

an underground, electric railway

Question 2

Appeal

Answer 2

make a request for a new court hearing

Question 3

Parole

Answer 3

supervised freedom form prison

Question 4

Juvenile

Answer 4

for or about children or young people

Question 5

Squat

Answer 5

low and broad

Question 6

Sullenly

Answer 6

with silent resentment

Question 7

Stocky

Answer 7

solidly built; sturdy

Question 8

Possession

Answer 8

holding without ownership (specifically referring to drugs in the book)

Question 9

Strut

Answer 9

a swaggering walk

Question 10

Slick

Answer 10

shrewd; tricky

Question 11

Glisten

Answer 11

shine

Question 12

Pier

Answer 12

a platform over water

Question 13

Yacht

Answer 13

a medium-sized boat used for cruises or racing

Question 14

Pollution

Answer 14

harmful waste matter

Question 15

Reflection

Answer 15

an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface

Question 16

Shield

Answer 16

a piece of armor strapped to the arm

Question 17

Slits

Answer 17

long, narrow openings

Question 18

Projects

Answer 18

government-funded housing development with relatively low rent

Question 19

Glanced

Answer 19

gazed briefly

Question 20

Musty

Answer 20

stale or moldy

Question 21

Bobbing

Answer 21

moving up and down

Question 22

Stumbled

Answer 22

tripped

Question 23

Compartment

Answer 23

a small room or section

Question 24

Vaguely

Answer 24

not clearly expressed

Question 25

Hasty

Answer 25

rapidly, quickly

Question 26

Accusation

Answer 26

charges of wrongdoing

Question 27

Contaminate

Answer 27

to make impure

Question 28

Vials

Answer 28

small containers with stoppers