Asylum
An institution designed to care for those with physical or mental illnesses
Brood
To contemplate something unpleasant
Carreno's Manual
An etiquette manual used to teach the De la Garza girls how do behave in social settings
Conspirators
People who plot something illegal or secretive together
Cower
To crouch or kneel down as in fear
Declaim
To protest against or criticize something
Dovecote
Structure made to house pigeons or doves
Indefatigable
Tireless; without becoming tired
Infuriate
To make angry
Insomnia
Characterized by an inability to sleep
Ipecac
Drug used to induce vomiting
Kindle
To set on fire or inspire emotion
Magical Realism
Genre of fiction that presents magical occurrences in a straightforward fashion as though they are normal, and that joins reality and fantasy
Paraplegic
A person who is paralyzed from the waist down
Phosphorous
A chemical substance
Prestidigitation
Performance of magic using one's hands
Purgative
A laxative, loosens the bowels
Putrid
Emitting an undesirable smell sometimes due to rotting
Rebozo
A woman's garment worn in Mexico. Typically rectangular in shape, Rebozos come in various sizes.
Succulent
Tasty, moist
