1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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

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

23. 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

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

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

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

39. 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

40. 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

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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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