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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY

disease a sickness or illness

examine to study something closely

familiar well-known

identify to tell who or what someone or something is

limp an uneven walk

maggots the wormlike form of young flies
malnourished not eating enough food or not eating
enough healthy food

mental illness a disease that prevents the brain
from working properly

mourned felt very sad over someone who died

mysterious difficult to explain or understand

nutrition the act of eating well so you can grow and
be healthy

plantations large farms where crops such as sugar
cane, cotton, or coffee are grown

terrorizes makes someone very afraid

voodoo a religion that includes some traditional
African beliefs

X-ray a picture of the inside of a body

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