1. “COW” Vocabulary
Chapters 13-16

2. Chapter 13 “New York” meticulous (adj.) meh-tic-ye-les
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

3. Chapter 14 absolved (verb) ab-zolved
Set or declare someone free from blame, guilt, responsibility
clairvoyant (adj.) klair-voi-uh-nt
exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future; to have exceptional insight
ethics (noun) eth-iks
moral principles that govern a person’s behavior; rules of conduct

4. philosophy (noun) fi-los-uh-fee
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and truth
insular (adj.) in-suh-ler
standing alone like an island; isolated
burly (adj.) ber-lee
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built
lithe (adj.) lie-th
(especially of a person’s body) thin, bending easily

5. Chapter 16 immaculate (adj.) ih-mak-yuh-lit
(especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
dissipation (*verb*) dis-uh-pey-shun
scattering in different directions, to break up
(To cause to separate and go in different directions, gradually vanishing)