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Chapter 1 1. peculiar Chapter 2 2. suspend

Walk Two Moons

Ch. 1-22 Vocabulary

Chapter 6 5. diabolic6. divulge

Chapter 3 3. omnipotent4. dignified

Chapter 9 10. pandemonium11. potential

Chapter 8 7. detect8. mournfully

9. ambush

Chapter 13 12. malevolent13. deprived

Chapter 22 14. peer15. malinger

16. coaxed

17. console

18. amnesia

19. lather

20. predict

Ch. 1 peculiar (adj.)

pe cu liar [pi-kyool-yer]⋅ ⋅

• 1.strange; odd: peculiar happenings.

• 2.uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.

Ch. 2 suspend (v.)

sus pend [s⋅ uh-spend]

• to stop for a period of time; interrupt

Ch. 3 omnipotent (adj.)

om nip o tent ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ [om-nip-uh-tuh nt]

• 1. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

Ch. 3 dignified (adj.)

dig ni fied [dig-n⋅ ⋅ uh-fahyd]–

–characterized or marked by dignity or nobility; stately: dignified conduct.

Ch. 6 diabolic (adj.)

dia·bolic (dī′ə bäl′ik)diabolical, diabolically

• 1. of the devil

• 2. very wicked or cruel; fiendish

Ch. 6 divulge (v)

di·vulge [di vulj]

• 1. to reveal something: information, especially information that was previously secret

Ch. 8 detect (v)

de·tect [di tekt]

• 1.To discover the fact of: to notice or discover the existence of something

• 2. Work on crimes: to investigate crimes or other matters as a detective

Ch. 8 mournfully (adv)mourn·fully [mawrnfelee]

• 1.Sorrowfully: grievingly: a youth with a mournful face

• 2. Causing or suggesting deep sadness

Ch. 8 ambush (v)

am·bush [ambush]

• To lie in wait; to attack by surprise

• An unexpected attack from a concealed position: They lay in ambush and waited for their victims.

Ch. 9 pandemonium (n)pan·de·mo·ni·um [pandə monnee əm]

• 1. chaos: wild uproar; noise

• 2. noisy confused place: a place or situation that is noisy and chaotic

Ch. 9 potential (adj)

po·ten·tial [ pə tenshəl]

1. Capable of being, but not yet in existence: posed a potential danger

Noun

1. Capacity for development: a capacity to develop, succeed, or become something

Ch. 13 malevolent (adj)ma·lev·o·lent [mə levvələnt]

• 1. having or showing intense often vicious ill will toward others

• 2. Harmful or evil: having a harmful or evil effect or influence

Ch. 13 deprived (adj)

de·prived [di prīvd]

• without basic needs: lacking the things needed for a comfortable or successful life

Ch. 22 peer (v)

peer [peer]

1. To look intently: to look very carefully or hard, especially at somebody or something that is difficult to see, often with narrowed eyes

• noun

1. Person of equal standing with another: in age or social class

Ch. 22 malinger (v)

ma·lin·ger [mə ling gər]

1. to fake illness to avoid work

Ch. 22 coax (v)

[kōks] coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es

• 1. persuade gently: to persuade somebody gently to do something

• 2. gently make something work: to manipulate something patiently until it moves or works

Ch. 22 console (v)

con·sole [kən sōl]

1. to comfort: to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed

Ch. 22 amnesia (n)

am·ne·sia [am neezhə]

1. loss of memory as a result of shock, injury, psychological disturbance, or medical disorder

Ch. 22 lather (n)

lath·er [lathər]

1. soapy froth: foam that is produced by soap or detergent used with water

2. state of agitation: a state of agitation or nervous anxiety

Ch. 22 predict (v)

pre·dict [pre dikt]

1.to tell about in advance: to say what is going to happen in the future, often on the basis of present indications or past experience

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