The Butterfly's Daughter by MARY ALICE MONROE

I am reading and learning so much about the Monarch butterfly. I wanted to put up a photo of a Monarch. I think most people are familiar with the color of this butterfly.

WONDROUS WORDS

wondrous-words1. ignominious
ig·no·min·i·ous

adj.

1. Marked by shame or disgrace: "It was an ignominious end ... as a desperate mutiny by a handful of soldiers blossomed into full-scale revolt" (Angus Deming).

2. Deserving disgrace or shame; despicable.

3. Degrading; debasing: "The young people huddled with their sodden gritty towels and ignominious goosebumps inside the gray-shingled bathhouse" (John Updike).

The Butterfly's Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe

A)"El Toro never pushed beyond fifty-five miles per hour. But Luz had to admit, this was ignominious."

cur·so·ry  adj. Performed with haste and scant attention to detail

B)"The girl cut a cursory glance toward Margaret, who stayed back, frowning."

C)Pheromone 

pher·o·mone  wondrous-words

n.

A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that influences the behavior or development of others of the same species, often functioning as an attractant of the opposite sex.

"The ant released a pheromone."