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Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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All sorts of animals –dogs, cats, ferrets, a parrot – are in cages ____________________ in the background.

A

on the shelves

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Two men in gray _______ storm into the lab. Dr. Schmaloogan looks up from his work.

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suits

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Man in Gray #2 _________a badge shaped lke a jungle cat.

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flashes

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____________ our attention that you have been perfomraning immoral acts on the zoo animals under your care.
That’s a ______________ lie. I’ve only been conducting board-approved experiment.s

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It’s come to; bald-faced

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Did the board _______________ you attempting to graft an elephant penis onto a hippopotamus?

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approve of

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___________, that hippo was in a tragic pool-filter accident. I was simply attempting to–

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for your information

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Dr Schmaloogan casually ______ his beakers ______a large test-tube shake.

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slides behind

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Please collect your things and leave the ________.

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premises

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9
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Jack Harrigton and Stacy Peters _______ the bleachers at the football field.

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hang out on

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and there’s Nessa– in full ______ makeup–standing in the hallway. What’s up?

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ghoul

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Nessa brushes past me and steps into my bedroom. She looks down at the floor, _______ all of the donated baby stuff.

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surveying

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I don’t think I’ve ever actually been in your bedroom before. She turns her head and _______ me a ____ smile.

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shoots; coy

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You think I don’t know that you and Cathy go through my stuff when I’m not around?
Nessa laughs, ____________ the partially built crib.

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running a finger along

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Not even a journal with angry _____________ about how your sister and her best friend sneak into your room and look at all your shit.

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diatribes

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15
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She slinks over and stops just a few inches from me. Do you mean right now or _______________________?

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in the grand scheme of things

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I just… seeing you in your band.. it was like… I don’t know. I saw you differently ______. I can’t really explain it.

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is all

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Her _______ breath is warm on my face. Look, why are we talking about your mom? That’s kind of a mood killer, don’t you think?

A

licorice

18
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I ____ another ______ and find I’m up against the wall, ________ the closed door and the footboard of my bed.

A

take; step back; pinned between

19
Q

Sure. All right. Sounds good. I turn my head, ___________________ . Look, I’ve go to get back to work, so—

A

plotting an escape route over the bed

20
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Then, out of the blue, Nessa puts her hand on my face, turns my head toward her, and leans in to kiss me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! I _______ Nessa’s grasp, leap onto my bed, _________________ the covrs, and ____________ the other side.

A

wiggle free from; scrambles across; roll off

21
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Once upon a time, way back in seventh grade, I would have offered up my firstedition STar Wars comics for the chance to get a kiss from Nessa. But that was a long, long time ago. _________________ far, far away.

A

in a galaxy

22
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A Renaissance ________ dagger. I’m a big fan of sharp objects.

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parrying

23
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parry means

A 
ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove.
"he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically"
24
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I didn’t know you wrote, Sean. She’s bent over and ___________ my laptop screen.

A

peering at

25
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I don’t know if she’s giving me _________________ on purpose, but either way the stretched-tight pockets on her black jeans __________.

A

this view of her butt; have me mesmerized

26
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It’s not for school. It’s just something I’m __________.

A

fooling with

27
Q

Nessa places her hand on top of mine. My knees ______, but ___________.

A

buckle; I catch myself

28
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The first thing any writer will tell you, she says, is that ________________ is no way to ______________.

A

self-flagellation; get the juices flowing

29
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self-flagellation means

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the action of flogging oneself, especially as a form of religious discipline.
excessive criticism of oneself.

30
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buckle means

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bend and give way under pressure or strain.

“the earth buckled under the titanic stress”

31
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beat off means

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to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
Virgin Airlines must beat off stiff competition to win the contract.
efforts to beat off their rivals

32
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But if you can add that level of ____________ complexity to your villain, then your audience gets that much more invested. Of course you still want him to be _______________, but with an _____________ of allure.

A

enigmatic; menacing; undercurrent

33
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Back in sixth grade, me and Michelle Audette almost got _________________ because we had this contest to see who could write the longest story by the end of the year.

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held back

34
Q

The Secret Psychic Princess Society, of course, Nessa ___________.

A

deadpans

35
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deadpan means

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say something amusing while affecting a serious manner.

36
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It was such a blast. Well, until our parents got __________ an urgent conference with Mr. Provost.

A

called in for

37
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And that’s when I get a crazy idea. It’s probably totally stupid and I’m undoubtedly ___________ some Cathy related abuse, but…

A

setting myself up for

38
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Nessa stares at me. I can see the _______ turning behind her cat-green eyes.

A

cogs

39
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cog

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wheel in a machine that fits into the edge of another wheel or part and makes it turn

40
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She’s either trying to figure out a polite way to turn me down or she’s weighing which ________ will be the most _______.

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comeback; cutting

41
Q

We are still mortal enemies, you and I. At least as far as the outside world is concerned. No hellos or __________________ at school, either, understand? I have a reputation to uphold.

A

acknowledgement

42
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Kewl, she says again, and then _________ my room.

I’m staring at the open door–wondering what I’ve just gotten myself into–when my phone _____. I _______ my pocket and read the text from Evelyn: 6pm dnt 4get

A

slips out of; buzzes; tug it from

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