Chapter 1 1. peculiar Chapter 2 2. suspend Walk Two Moons Ch. 1-22 Vocabulary Chapter 1 1. peculiar Chapter 2 2. suspend Chapter 8 7. detect 8. mournfully 9. ambush Chapter 22 14. peer 15. malinger 16. coaxed 17. console 18. amnesia 19. lather 20. predict Chapter 9 10. pandemonium 11. potential Chapter 3 3. omnipotent 4. dignified Chapter 6 5. diabolic 6. divulge Chapter 13 12. malevolent 13. deprived

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 [suh-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-nuh-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] 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] 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] 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