1. Vocabulary Chapter 23-44 Chapter 23 Chapter 31 Chapter 40 21. Careen 27. pious 33. quizzical Chapter 25 Chapter 33 Chapter 41 22. Optimistic 28. vaporize 34. dissuade 23. Miscellaneous 24. Chaotic Chapter 35 29. ogle Chapter 27 Chapter 36 25. Besieging 30. roster 31. mill Chapter 30 Chapter 39 26. Crucial 32. infinitely

2. Ch. 23 21. careen (v) ca·reen [kə reen] 1. sway or swerve while moving: to move forward at high speed, swaying, lurching, or swerving from one side to the other 2. move rapidly: He seemed to careen from one job to the next.

3. Ch. 25 22. optimistic (adj.) op·ti·mis·tic [optə mistik] 1. Having a positive frame of mind: tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes

4. Ch. 25 23. miscellaneous (adj.) mis·cel·la·ne·ous [ missə laynee səs] 1. composed of varied things: made up of a variety of ingredients 2. each being different: a task force of miscellaneous specialists

5. Ch. 25 24. chaotic (adj.) cha·ot·ic [kay ottik] 1. totally confused or disorderly: out of control 2. inherently unpredictable

6. Ch. 27 25. besiege (v) be·siege [bi seej] 1. to surround 2. crowd around somebody: to crowd around somebody in an oppressive way 3. harass somebody or something: The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.

7. Ch. 30 26. crucial (adj.) cru·cial [kroosh’l] 1.decisive: most vital and of the greatest significance in determining an outcome 2.of great importance

8. Ch. 31 27. pious (adj.) pi·ous [pi əss] 1. devoutly religious, sometimes in appearance only 2. praiseworthy: deserving to be praised

9. Ch. 33 28. vaporize (v) va·por·ize [vaypə riz] 1.to change or be changed into vapor 2.Vanish or make vanish: to vanish, or cause somebody or something to vanish

10. Ch. 35 29. ogle (v) o·gle [og’l] 1. to look at with desire: a prolonged flirtatious look at somebody

11. Ch. 36 30. roster (n) ros·ter [rostər] 1. list of names: the people listed on a roster

12. Ch. 36 31. mill (v) [mil] 1.To move around as a group without apparent purpose: to move around in a confused or restless group Noun 1. flour-making factory: a building or group of buildings in which cereal grains are ground to make flour or meal

13. Ch. 39 32. infinitely (adv.) In·fi·nite [infənit] 1. endlessly 2. not measurable: without any finite or measurable limits 3. greater than any assigned value

14. Ch. 40 33. quizzical (adj.) quiz·zi·cal[ kwizzik’l] 1. questioning: expressing a question, puzzlement, or doubt in a mocking or amused way

15. Ch. 41 34. dissuade (v) dis·suade [di swayd] 1. to persuade someone not to perform an action