VOCABULARY

1. Dilapidated
   BOOK LINE: "An odd, dilapidated wooden building near one of the corners of the square contrasted greatly with the gray stone". (pg7)
   DENOTATION: in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
   NEW SENTENCE: The garden is full of dilapidated plants.
   
2. Emanating 
   BOOK LINE: "And the faint light emanating from their pursuers made the oddity up ahead all the more apparent". (pg.135)
   DENOTATION: give out or emit (something abstract but perceptible).
   NEW SENTENCE: On Monday, the man on the bus was emanating a strange and unappealing odour.
   
3. Piqued 
   BOOK LINE: "This piqued Thomas's interest". (pg100)
   DENOTATION: stimulate (interest or curiosity).
   NEW SENTENCE: Johnny piqued with interest began his descent towards the basement where he heard unnerving sounds.
   
4. Stoic
   BOOK LINE: "He'd reached the door, an ugly slab of sun-faded wood, and he pulled it open to see several stoic-faced boys standing at the foot of a crooked staircase, the steps and railings twisted and angled in all directions."(pg16)
   DENOTATION: a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
   NEW SENTENCE: Susan was stoic, her face not giving away any of her emotions as her car was getting towed.
5. Trepidation
   BOOK LINE: "Thomas felt one final moment of trepidation, a quick slice of fear through his body, and then it vanished." (pg29)
   DENOTATION: a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
   NEW SENTENCE: With great trepidation, I awaited the reply to a risky text I had sent.
   
6. Gamut 
   BOOK LINE: "He'd been through the whole gamut of emotions in the short time since he'd arrived at the Glade." (pg164)
   DENOTATION: the complete range or scope of something.
   NEW SENTENCE: The girl went through the gamut of foundations at the store, but could not find a shade that matches her skin tone.
   
7. Decipher 
   BOOK LINE: "'If you're going to decipher a hidden code from a complex set of different mazes, I'm pretty sure you need a girl's brain running the show'". (pg279)
   DENOTATION:  succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something).
   NEW SENTENCE: The group of teenage boys huddled around a friend's phone trying to decipher a text that his girlfriend sent him.
8. Palpable
   BOOK LINE: "Everyone immediately ran forward, forming a packed crowd around her, a palpable excitement hovering in the air." (pg55)
   DENOTATION: so intense as to be almost touched or felt.
   NEW SENTENCE: The aura at Auschwitz was so palpable that the tourists felt suffocated under the weight of history.
   
9. Jarred 
   BOOK LINE: "A tap on his shoulder jarred him from his thoughts; he looked up to see Alby standing behind him, arms folded." (pg41)
   DENOTATION: have an unpleasant, annoying, or disturbing effect.
   NEW SENTENCE: The creepy old lady next to jarred Amy while she was napping.
   
10. Lunacy
    BOOK LINE:"Gally's eyes raged with lunacy; his clothes were torn and filthy" (pg256)
    DENOTATION: the state of being a lunatic; insanity.
    NEW SENTENCE: In the moment of incredibly lunacy, Suzie ran the red light.
11. Cavorting
    BOOK LINE: "He pushed and swatted at his attacker, a relentless jumble of skin and bones cavorting on top of him as he tried to gain purchase." (pg71)
    DENOTATION: jump or dance around excitedly.
    NEW SENTENCE: The girl in the park began cavorting unexpectedly as a spider landed on her leg.
12. Devoid
    BOOK LINE: "Minho said nothing, just nodded,  his face devoid of expression." (pg141)
    DENOTATION: entirely lacking or free from.
    NEW SENTENCE:
13. Lurch
    BOOK LINE: "Thomas realized with a sickening lurch that he had no idea how old he was." (pg8)
    DENOTATION: make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
    NEW SENTENCE: Suzie lurched while walking across the stage at her graduation ceremony.
14. Shrill
    BOOK LINE: "'I told ya, shuck-face,' a shrill voice responded." (pg6)
    DENOTATION: high-pitched and piercing.
    NEW SENTENCE: The little girl with her shrill voice screamed as the roller coaster began it's deep descent.
15. Surge
    BOOK LINE: "Thomas laughed, mostly to push away the sudden surge of sadness the statement caused" (pg193)
    DENOTATION: a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide.
    NEW SENTENCE:  The crowd surged forward as the performer began throwing merchandise into the crowd.