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clandestine
- kept secret or done secretively
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phobia
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something (Host by Robin Cook) "The irony of his embarrassing secret medical phobia was that his steady girlfriend for the last two years, Lynn Peirce, was a fourth-year medical student" (Cook 15). -
brooding
- appearing darkly menacing
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derelict
- in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
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subdued
- quiet and rather reflective or depressed
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agate
- an ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony, typically banded in appearance
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conjure
- make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic
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terrain
- a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features
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infrared
- a wavelength of light just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum
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taciturn
- not saying anything, saying very little
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frantically
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson "She stood on her toes and frantically sawed at the leather strap to get it off" (Larsson 330).- wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
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pentomino (79)
Chasing Vermeer pg 20 - 130 "Calder tried to protect his pentomino costume as Petra pulled him into her front hall" (Balliett 79).- a polygon in the plane made of 5 equal-sized squares connected edge-to-edge
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brusque
Chasing Vermeer - pgs 134-204 "It was a sparkling, whiter-than-white winter morning, a morning of brusque sky, inky black branches, and the blinding, two-dimensional look of new snow" (Balliett 200).- abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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perpetual (4)
Chasing Vermeer - pgs 221-End
The Ghost Road - pgs 1-26 "Ronny told me the land of the dead is a harsh place for evil souls - a world of perpetual torture" (Abbot 4).- never ending or changing
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vibrant (71)
The Ghost Road - pgs 26-75 "He had long brown hair, but his features weren't young and vibrant" (Abbot 71).- full of energy and enthusiasm
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reluctantly (2)
Ghost Road - pgs 90 - END
The Face on the Milk Carton - pgs 1 - 10 "'I guess you've grown up anyway, Janie,' said her father reluctantly" (Cooney 2).- in an unwilling and hesitant way
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cluttered (105)
The Face on the Milk Carton - pg 27 - 116 "Her mind was so cluttered with confusion she had not actually planned to look for the Springs" (Cooney 105).- A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble
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encroaching (22)
Miss Peregrine's #1 - pgs 1-83 "But over the summer his encroaching dementia had taken a cruel twist"- advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits.
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curator (88)
Miss Peregrines #1 - pgs 83 - 103 "I'd gone there to find the curator, hoping he knew a thing or two about the island's history and people, and could shed some light on the empty house and the whereabouts of its former inhabitants" (Riggs 88).- a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
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furtive (233)
Miss Peregrine's #1 - pgs 179 - 233 "'Ssh!' My dad stiffened, glancing furtively toward the door. 'Look quick but don't make it obvious. He just walked in'" (Riggs 233).- attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
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coterie (254)
Miss Peregrine's #1 234-282 "Some years ago, around the turn of the last century, a splinter faction emerged among our people - a coterie of disaffected peculiars with dangerous ideas" (Riggs 254).- a small group of people with shared interests or tastes
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accumulating (37)
The Freedom Writers Diary - pgs 1 - 41
Room: A Novel - pgs 184 - 243 "The feeling of their spit striking me, running down my neck, and their germs accumulating on my face, felt disgusting" (Gruwell 37).- gather or build up
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firsthand (86)
The Freedom Writers Diary - pgs 49-95 "She described to us firsthand how she hid the Frank family from the Nazi soldiers and how she found Anne's diary" (Gruwell 86).- from the original source or personal experience; eye-witness
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implacable (251)
The Freedom Writers Diary - pgs 103 - End
The Color of Magic - pgs 148-251 "I thought Fate didn't go in for that sort of thing. I thought Fate was implacable" (Pratchett 251).- relentless; unstoppable
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mistle thrush (106)
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tantrum (168)
The Secret Garden - pages 130 -173 "Colin's tantrum had passed and he was weak and worn out with crying and this perhaps made him feel gentle" (Burnett 168).- an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.
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mystified (234)
The Secret Garden - pgs 170 - 235 " ' Perhaps it is', said the nurse, still looking at him with a mystified expression" (Burnett 234)- utterly bewilder or perplex (someone)
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composure (53)
The Secret Garden pgs 240 - End
Dead Poet's Society pgs 1 -66 " ' Ahh!' Meeks shrieked. 'Eat it, Dalton,' Meeks said to Charlie, recovering his composure" (Kleinbaum 53).- the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
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clutching (57)
Dead Poet's Society - pgs 11- END
Bridge to Terabithia - pgs 1 - 76 "After they had watched May Belle tearing up the hill, clutching her new treasure, Jess and Leslie turned and ran up over the empty field behind the old Perkins place..." (Paterson 57).- grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly.
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recoiled (13)
Bridge to Terebithia - 85 - END
Warlock Holmes: The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles - 1-21 "Constable Tony recoiled from me" (Denning 13).- suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
