Chapter 1 1. peculiar

Chapter 2 2. suspend Chapter 3 3. omnipotent 4. dignified

Chapter 6 5. diabolic 6. divulge

Chapter 8 7. detect 8. mournfully 9. ambush

Walk Two Moons Ch. 1-22 VocabularyChapter 9 10. pandemonium 11. potential

Chapter 13 12. malevolent 13. deprived Chapter 22 14. peer 15. malinger 16. coaxed17. console18.amnesia19.lather20. predict

Ch. 1 peculiarpe cu liar [pi-kyool-yer]⋅ ⋅

•  adjective

• 1.strange; odd: peculiar happenings.

• 2.uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.

Ch. 2 suspend sus pend [s⋅ uh-spend]

• verb

• to stop for a period of time; interrupt

Ch. 3 omnipotentom nip o tent ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ [om-nip-uh-tuh nt]

•  adjective

• 1.having very great or unlimited authority or power.

Ch. 3 dignified

dig ni fied [dig-n⋅ ⋅ uh-fahyd]–

adjective

• characterized or marked by dignity or nobility; stately: dignified conduct.

Ch. 6 diabolic dia·bolic (dī′ə bäl′ik)

diabolical, diabolically

• adjective

• 1. of the Devil or devils

• 2. very wicked or cruel; fiendish

Ch. 6 divulgedi·vulge [di vulj]

• verb

• 1. reveal something: especially information that was previously secret

Ch. 8 detect de·tect [di tekt]

verb

• 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 mournfullymourn·ful [mawrnfel]

• adjective

• 1.Sorrowfully: grievingly: a youth with a mournful face

• 2. Causing or suggesting deep sadness

Ch. 8 ambusham·bush [amboosh]

verb

• 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 pandemoniumpan·de·mo·ni·um [pandə monnee əm]

noun

• 1. chaos: wild uproar; noise

• 2. noisy confused place: a place or situation that is noisy and chaotic

Ch. 9 potentialpo·ten·tial [ pə tenshəl]

adjective

1. 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 malevolentma·lev·o·lent [mə levvələnt]

• adjective

• 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 deprivedde·prived [di prīvd]

• adjective

• without basic needs: lacking the things needed for a comfortable or successful life

Ch. 22 peerpeer [peer]

• verb

1. 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 malingerma·lin·ger [mə ling gər]

• verb

1. to fake illness to avoid work

Ch. 22 coax [kōks] coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es

• verb

• 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 consolecon·sole [kən sōl]

• verb

1. to comfort: to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed

Ch. 22 amnesiaam·ne·sia [am neezhə]

• noun

1. loss of memory as a result of shock, injury, psychological disturbance, or medical disorder

Ch. 22 latherlath·er [lathər]

• noun

1. 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 pre·dict [pre dikt]

• verb

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