Unvanquished page 1 “The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking.” (adj.) undefeated

Duplex page 4 “That barefoot summer when I fell down a lot, and the weirdo robot boy with his white-yellow hair and his weird fierce eyes moved into the duplex down the block with his beautiful brown- haired mom, the Fair Gwen of Air.” Noun A two family house

Microsecond page 6 “and when it goes off your heart thuds to a stop for a microsecond, wham.” Noun A unit equal to one millionth of a second

Mainstream page 6 “Not your mainstream, nationwide, brand-name mover, either, just some cheapo local outfit.” Adjective A trend popular

Hunkering page 8 “By this time I’m hunkering along in front of the place, trying to maintain a casual attitude…” Verb Squatting close to the ground crouching

Scuttle page 10 “Scuttle into your dim hole in the ground, Maxwell, dear.” Verb To sink down into

Bulkhead page 11 “and pretty soon the down under starts to get small, like the walls are shrinking, and I go up the bulkhead stairs into the back yard and find a place where I can check it out.” Noun Structure built to cover a cellar stairway

Installation page 13 “We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.” Verb The act of placing something in position for use

Propulsion page 13 “We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.” Noun The process of driving forward or propelling

Demeanor page 15 “Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet (descriptive nickname) for your grandfather, based on his demeanor.” Noun The way in which a person behaves

Postulated Page 16 “I merely postulated that you call you grandfather ‘Grim’ because he’s grim. Verb suggested

Invincible page 17 “They wore this metal amor to protect them and make them invincible.” Adjective Incapable of being defeated

Opiate page 19 “Opiate, a drug…” Noun A drug

Offended Page 23 “I get the impression poor Gwen wasn’t expecting to see you looking so big, and now she thinks she’s offended you.” Verb To cause displeasure, anger, resentment or wounded feelings

Depleted page 26 “When do we eat? My fuel cells are depleted.” Verb To decrease the fullness of, use up or empty out

Expel page 27 “Expel the object!” Verb To force or drive out

Regurgitate page 27 “Regurgitate, you big moron!” Verb To rush or surge up, throw up

Cretin page 31 “Come along Maxwell…ignore the cretin.” Noun Slang for idiot

Perspective Page 34 “Amazing perspective up here…this is what you see all the time.” Noun A mental view or aspect

Trajectory page 34 “They’ve locked on to us. Their trajectory is converging.” Noun The path of a moving body through space

Possessed page 42 “and it’s like I’m possessed or something, I’ve no idea where the things I’m saying are coming from, or why.” Adjective Influenced or controlled by something

Confrontation page 43 “He’s taking evasive action. Avoiding a confrontation.” Noun To meet face to face; conflict of opposing ideas

Vegetate page 44 “So mostly I just vegetate in the basement and pick my navel…” Verb To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity; to do nothing

Avarice page 49 “That’s the Castle of Avarice” Noun Excessive desire for wealth

Divulged page 51 “Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be divulged to no one.” Verb To make known something that was private or was a secret

Bionic Page 51 “The unit’s mission is to develop a new form of bionic robot for human modification.” Adjective Using electronic devices and mechanical parts to replace parts of the body to help humans perform difficult or dangerous tasks

Modification Page 51 “The unit’s mission is to develop a new form of bionic robot for human modification.” Noun A small alteration, adjustment

Optimum page 56 “Optimum darkness occurs at oh- three-hundred hours.” Adjective Perfect or favorable, exact

Damsel page 63 “The Damsel of Distress” Noun A young woman or girl

Fidgety page 64 “He’s up there on my shoulders and he’s getting fidgety, squirming around.” Adjective Nervous and unable to relax: restless

Hombre page70 “What a tough hombre he was.” Noun Man or fellow

Dyslexic page 81 “Max, the tests have always shown that you’re not dyslexic or disabled…” Adjective Having impaired ability to comprehend written words

Biogenic page 88 “A minor incident…Easily corrected by biogenic intervention.” Adjective Produced by living organisms

Deprived page 103 “You know how many Christmas Eves I’ve been deprived of my own blood kin?” Verb Lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience

Dysfunctional page 109 “Now, your grandparents say you’re nothing but a dysfunctional retard…” Adjective Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group

Redeemed page 118 “and what they love to hear about is a bad man who has redeemed himself.” Verb To change for the better to make up for

Illiterate page 118 “I learned how to preach the word to a lot of illiterate convicts, but they were no more ignorant than a lot of other folk.” Adjective Unable to read or write

Precaution page 118 “This is just a precaution.” Noun An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure or injury

Functional page 121 “After a while my father says, First thing first, get me a firearm. Something small but functional.” Adjective Capable of performing or operating

Aberration page 137 “Dr. Spivak says my unique status as a marvel of genetic aberration make me an object of intense curiosity,” Noun A deviation from the proper or expected course

Linear Page 143 “Or how about linear accelerator, just a small one so I can split a few atoms?” Adjective Resembling a line straight

Accelerator page 143 “Or how about linear accelerator, just a small one so I can split a few atoms?” Noun A device for increasing speed

Prodigy page 143 “Talk about a prodigy,” Freak says. “One year old and he’s on his way to ninth grade” Noun A person with exceptional talents or powers

Gyp page 147 “All I keep thinking is, what a gyp it is to have to go into the hospital on your birthday.” Verb Cheat or swindle

Tracheotomy page 149 “It’s called a tracheotomy, he says holding his finger against the button, which stops the whistling noise.” n Surgical incision of the trachea (tube that sends air) through the neck, to make an artificial opening for breathing

Manifestation page 149 “I’m not coming home, he says. Not in my present manifestation.” Noun A sign of existence, reality, or presence of something

Stabilizes page 151 “Okay, it was just a bad spell, that they have him stabilized.” Verb To keep from fluctuating To hold steady