The Scholarship JacketA short story

By: Marta Salinas

“The Scholarship Jacket”

*agile (adj)

Able to move well & quickly

Absentmindedly (adverb)

Without one’s mind on the task, thinking about other things

*eavesdrop (v)

Listen to other people’s conversation

*falsify (false) (v)

Make something true become false

*resign (v)

Leave your job

*auditorium (n)

A large room w/ seats like a theater

*coincidence (n)

Unplanned events (you see someone you know)

*dismay (adj)

Shock; a bad surprise

*dignity (noun)

proud

expectation (noun)

hope or desire

eager (adj.)

Hurried, fast, excited

*significance (noun)

How important is it?

delicate (adj.)

Easily broken

*withdrawn (adj)

Sad; don’t want to talk

gaunt (adj.)

Thin from lack of eating

*adrenaline (noun)

A chemical in your body that gives extra energy