By: Annika, Christa, Oleg, Ryan, Ruby, and Zach

Impetuous  Adjective  Of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive  “It was Prince Bolo who burst into impetuous speech” (90).  I could tell by the way he would spontaneously shout things out during class that he had a impetuous personality.

Purloin  Verb  To take dishonestly; steal  “The servants of the Cultmaster purloined her some hours back” (90).  The little girl managed to purloin a chocolate bar from the candy store without the clerk noticing.

Aghast  Adjective  Struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror  “Haroun, aghast, searched frantically through his bedclothes; but the Disconnector was gone” (113).  I stood, aghast, staring at the wreckage that had once been my room, before my little brother got to it.

Tirade  Noun  a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation  “The old general seemed perfectly happy to listen to these tirades of insults and insubordination without batting an eyelid” (119).  After the man’s tirade against the government was published, many people rethought their laws.

Irreparably  Adverb  impossible to repair, rectify, or amend  “It was a suicide mission; they would be defeated, Batcheat would perish, and the ocean would be irreparably ruined” (121).  Following the burning of the house, it was clear the home was irreparably damaged.

Vivacity  Noun  liveliness; animation; sprightliness  “It was in those colors that the best parts of the Stories were encoded: vividness, lightness and vivacity” (122).  At the circus, the clown was full of vivacity as he made the audience roar with laughter.

Obliterate  Verb  to remove or destroy all traces of  “The thick, dark poison was everywhere now, obliterating the colors of the Streams of Story” (146).  During the last game of the season, the Issaquah Eagles obliterated the Inglemoor Vikings, with a score of 49-0.

Morose  Adjective (adverb in story)  Expressing gloom  “’It must be a mile long! He exclaimed.’ “Outside, super-colossal, big,’ Iff morosely agreed” (151).  I have been so morose today, thinking of everything I failed at.

Synthesize  Verb  to make something by combining different things  “You see here the proof that I have found a way of synthesizing these anti- stories, and these shadow-tales” (160).  During the experiment, the foolish students didn’t synthesize the right chemicals and weren’t able to make the proper solution.

Insipid  Adjective  without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; bland, dull  “’Switch on the darkness!’ screeched Khattam-Shud, his usual, insipid manner falling away from him like a mask” (163).  He has quite a good voice, it's just a shame they gave him a rather insipid song.

Elude  Verb  evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way  “Before the ‘darkbulbs’ had been switched on, he had reached the gigantic machine, having eluded numbers of Chupwala guards” (163).  Finally, she found the happy marriage that had always eluded her.

Consternation  Noun  feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected; bewilderment  “If Haroun had been in Gup City at that moment, he would have enjoyed witnessing the consternation of the Eggheads at the P2C2E House” (172).  It caused consternation in the development community when it was released because it was incompatible with previous versions.

Inscrutable  Adjective  incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable  “The Shadow Warrior had been observing these goings on with an utterly inscrutable expression on his green face” (183).  When a person was killed, the scene was inscrutable so the suspect was never found.

Incapacitated  Adjective  unable to act, respond; disabled  “Meanwhile, they were sent to search the Ocean, and after a short time they located the incapacitated Hoopoe” (191).  My incapacitated uncle never even eats his lunch when working.

Judiciously  Adverb  using or showing judgment  “The Walrus nodded slowly and judiciously, seven times” (201).  The lawyer judiciously ordered his client to plead the fifth amendment.