The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson, Vocabulary List Chapters 4-6

to set apart for a particular purpose

The remainder will be allocated to the city.

to drive (someone) in a car to a certain place

Candice's father, who was supposed to be chauffeuring the girls to the mall and not listening in on them, quickly jumped into the conversation.

arranged in or according to the order of time

She wondered if he was talking about publication order or chronological order.

pity for and a desire to help someone

She asked me to show compassion.

to help (something) run more smoothly and effectively

Despite her mother trying her best to facilitate a real conversation, they are their food.

great confusion and lack of order

My goal was to wreak havoc not only on the Allens, but the entire city.

lacking in skill or ability

"Abigail Caldwell's inept and incompetent actions have set back racial progress at least thirty years."

to manage skillfully and especially with intent to deceive

At least she wasn't the only on being manipulated.

a person who held a job or position before someone else

Your predecessors failed to protect the Washington family, at great cost.

the act of calculating the amount of something

Thus I have created an opportunity for Lambert to earn back everything I took from the city — a fortune totaling $40 million at my last reckoning.

in poor condition and likely to break

Brandon flipped on the light, and they headed up the rickety stairs.

to look through quickly

Candice riffled through her bag, trying to decide what to read.

to push or move about or from place to place

She was stuck with whatever was on her dad's iPod, which shuffled between slightly dated and extremely ancient.

to spend foolishly : WASTE

Do not squander it.

feeling or showing a lack of courage or self-confidence : SHY

He smiled timidly at her.

to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent

This is your chance to make right what once went so utterly wrong.